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Paul-Heinz Wellmann was born on March 31, 1952 in Haiger, Giessen Government Region, Germany and is credited as an athletics competitor and middle-distance runner. That puts Paul-Heinz Wellmann at 74 years old in 2026. The listed height is 182 cm.
My Take
Paul-Heinz Wellmann is the sort of athlete I find quietly heroic. A West German 1500-metre specialist, he took European Junior silver as a teenager, then placed seventh at the 1972 Munich Olympics and two European Championships. Always near the front, rarely on the podium, he embodies the brutal arithmetic of middle-distance running, where a single second separates legend from footnote. I respect him precisely because he kept showing up at the elite level without the medal to crown it. From small-town Haiger to the world stage, that persistence under the weight of near-misses strikes me as its own kind of greatness.
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- Name (English)
- Paul-Heinz Wellmann
- Name (Japanese)
- パウル＝ハインツ・ヴェルマン
- Reading
- ぱうる＝はいんつ・ゔぇるまん
- Born
- March 31, 1952 (age 74)
- Origin
- Haiger, Giessen Government Region, Germany
- Height
- 182 cm
- Occupation
- athletics competitor / middle-distance runner
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Paul-Heinz Wellmann born?
Born March 31, 1952 (age 74).
Where is Paul-Heinz Wellmann from?
Paul-Heinz Wellmann is from Haiger, Giessen Government Region, Germany.
What does Paul-Heinz Wellmann do?
Paul-Heinz Wellmann works as athletics competitor, middle-distance runner.
How tall is Paul-Heinz Wellmann?
Paul-Heinz Wellmann is 182 cm.
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