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1953

100m 11.6 sec (Karlsruhe 03.10.)

1954

100m 10.7 sec (Ludwigsburg 31.07- 01.08.)

200m 22.3 sec (Neustadt 12.09.)

1955

100m 10.5 sec (Köln 04.09.)

200m 21.3 sec (Stockholm 27./28.08. Hannover 17./18.09. Bukarest 01.- 03.10.)

1956

Year plagued by injuries.

100m 10.7 sec (Krakau 15./16.09.)

200m 21.7 sec (Berlin 17./20.08.)

1957

100m 10.5 sec ( Karlsruhe 03.07.)

200m 21.0 sec (Köln 31.07.)

1958

Only  1 100m race – No 200m races except relay

100m 10.9 sec (München 23.09.)

400m 46.9 sec (Hannover 18. – 20.07. Dortmund 27.09.)

1959

100m 10.5 sec (Wolfsburg 01.05.)

200m 21.1 sec (Yahata,Japan 17./18.10.)

400m 45.8 sec (Köln 19./20.09.)

440 yards 47.0 sec (London 01./03.08.)

1960

100m 10.6 sec (Krefeld 15.05.)

200m 20.9 sec (Mannheim 02.07.)

400m 44.9 sec (Rome 06.09.)

1961

200m 2.9 sec (Menden 14.06.)

400m 46.6 sec (Santiago de Chile 28.10.)

1962

Injuries dominate the year

200m 21.7 sec (Darmstadt 13.05.)

400m 47.2 sec (Hannover 05.05.)

1963

200m 21.4 sec (Nürnberg 13.08.)

400m 46.7 sec (Augsburg 09.- 11.08.)

1964

400m 47.5 sec (Berlin 07./09.08.)
 

German Athletic Championships: 15  tournaments

International championships: 1 tournament

European championships : 1tournament

Olympic Games:  1 tournament

'Are you going for the world-record?' A question that would put any sportsman under pressure and one that Charly was subjected to on a number of occasions after his success in Rome. In general Carl Kaufmann took a very relaxed view of championships and did not let the pressure get to him. The variations in his personal best-time from season to season are evidence that in normal circumstances it is not always possible to achieve a personal best and the best laid plans do not always come to fruition. He had certainly intended to make his mark at the 1960 Rome Olympics and despite an injury sustained in March of that year his preparation for the Olympic Games had been perfect. The worst moment of his career was in 1956 when he had to run the 200 metres against his will and his better judgment, in the process of which he sustained a torn muscle. The chances of him taking part in the Olympic Games in Melbourne were over, he was totally devastated.  After his triumph in Rome he wanted to achieve even greater things but further success eluded him.The pressures of work meant that he did not have enough time and the mental energy to train for competitive sport.

 


Carl in figures

Track-events

100m  206

200m   110

400m   136

in total 561 races since 1953, run in 218 competitions

The distance travelled to and from these competitions


 flights: 119 800km  (94 flights)
car: 48 340km  (car)
train:  32 170km (train)


in total 200 310km