Siegfried Lefanczik (4 July 1930 – February 2016) was a German racewalker. He competed in the 1958 European Athletics Championships and placed 7th out of 598 competitors.[2] He later competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics but was disqualified only 3 km (1.86 mi) from the finish line.[3]

Siegfried Lefanczik
Siegfried Lefanczik in 1956
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1930-07-04)4 July 1930
DiedFebruary 2016 (aged 85)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking

References

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  1. ^ "Genthiner Geher stirbt mit 85 Jahren". volksstimme.de. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2019. (in German)
  2. ^ "19.08.58 Stockholm SWE Athletics - 20 km Men's Walk". IAT (in German). Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Siegfried Lefanczik Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2017.