Erwin Gillmeister

{{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|athletics]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} Germany}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] | [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1934 European Athletics Championships|1934 Turin]]|[[1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m]]}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Erwin Gillmeister''' (11 July 1907 – 26 November 1993) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

Gillmeister was born in [[Toruń|Thorn (Toruń)]] in [[West Prussia]]. He competed for Germany in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates [[Wilhelm Leichum]], [[Erich Borchmeyer]] and [[Gerd Hornberger]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/erwin-gillmeister|title=Erwin GILLMEISTER - Olympic Athletics {{!}} Germany|date=2016-06-17|work=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2018-12-01|language=en}}</ref> He died in [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]]

==References== {{reflist}} {{Footer European Champions 4x100 m Men}}

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