Edgar Itt

{{Short description|German sprinter (born 1967)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}

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|caption= Edgar Itt (left) and Jörg Vaihinger at the 1988 Olympics

|birth_date= {{birth-date and age|8 June 1967}}

|birth_place= Gedern, West Germany

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| height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|75|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport=Sprint running

|club= TV Gelnhausen

| coach=Harald Schmid[http://www.mittelbayerische.de/sport/sportnachrichten/artikel/edgar-itt-und-die-huerden-des-lebens/1012703/edgar-itt-und-die-huerden-des-lebens.html#1012703 Edgar Itt und die Hürden des Lebens]. mittelbayerische.de. 31 January 2014[https://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Edgar+Itt/1/2228.html Edgar Itt]. Internationales Sportarchiv. 28 August 1995

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1988 Seoul|4 × 400 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1986 Stuttgart|4 × 400 m relay}}

{{MedalSilver|1990 Split|4 × 400 m relay}}

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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.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/it/edgar-itt-1.html Edgar Itt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025023155/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/it/edgar-itt-1.html |date=25 October 2012 }}. Sports Reference 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.[http://de.test.berlitz.eu/de/berlitz_company/berlitz_stiftung/botschafter/ Botschafter: Edgar Itt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221132929/http://de.test.berlitz.eu/de/berlitz_company/berlitz_stiftung/botschafter/ |date=21 February 2014 }}. test.berlitz.eu In December 2013 he married the musician and actress Ariane Roth.