Edgar Itt

Edgar Itt
Personal information
Born8 June 1967 (1967-06-08) (age 58)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSprint running
ClubTV Gelnhausen
Coached byHarald Schmid
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul 4×400 m
European Championships
1986 Stuttgart 4×400 m
1990 Split 4×400 m

Edgar Itt (born 8 June 1967) is a retired West German athlete. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 400 m relay and individual 400 m hurdles; he won a bronze medal in the relay and finished eighth in the 400 m hurdles. Itt also won two European silver medals in the 4 × 400 m relay in 1986 and 1990.

Itt was born to an African father, whom he never met. He graduated in business administration from the University of Frankfurt. Since 2000 he works as a motivation coach with businesspeople. In 2012 he was also involved with the German Olympic team as a psychologist. In December 2013 he married the musician and actress Ariane Roth.