Wolfgang REINHARDT

Pole vaulter Wolfgang Reinhardt surprisingly won the silver medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games ahead of his team mate Klaus Lehnertz. He claimed West German titles in 1963-65, also winning indoors in 1963 and 1968. For his Olympic success he was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf. He was educated as a process engraver and then studied sports from 1961 at the Sports University Köln (Cologne). Reinharrd later married Ortrud Mentges, sister of runner and non-Olympian Manfred Mentges. His brother Hartmut was also a pole vaulter.

Personal Best: PV – 5.25 (1974).