sentences:  In the 4 × 400 m relay, he won silver in 1973 in Rotterdam and gold in 1975 in Katowice.In 1974 in Rome, he won gold in the 400m with a time of 45.04 seconds, ahead of David Jenkins (GB) and Bernd Herrmann, and silver in the 4 × 400 m (with Köhler, Schlöske and Ziegler) with a time of 3