| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  West Germany | ||
| European Championships | ||
 | 1978 Prague | 4 × 400m relay |
Martin Weppler (born 21 February 1958) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
| Representing West Germany | ||
| European Championships | ||
| 1978 Prague | 4 × 400m relay |
Martin Weppler (born 21 February 1958) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
He was born in Schramberg. [1] He won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1978 European Championships together with Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Bernd Herrmann und Harald Schmid. [2] He won a silver medal in 400 metres behind Andreas Knebel at the 1981 European Indoor Championships. [3] At the 1983 World Championships he entered the 400 m competition without reaching the final and ran in the opening round of the relay race.[ citation needed ] The same thing happened at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]
Domestically he won bronze medals at the West German championships in 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1983. He represented the sports team VfB Stuttgart, and VfL Sindelfingen from 1983. [4]
His personal best was 45.74 seconds, achieved in July 1983 in Munich. [5]
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