9 7 6 ▁European ▁Ind oor ▁Championships , ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁and ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁European ▁Ind oor ▁Championships ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁European ▁Ind oor ▁Championships ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁won ▁three ▁med als ▁in ▁relay ▁races : ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 8 0 0 ▁m ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁gold ▁med als ▁in ▁ 4 ▁x ▁ 7 2 0 ▁m ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁domestic ▁compet itions , ▁Well mann ▁represented ▁the ▁sports ▁clubs ▁TV ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁Ha iger ▁and ▁later ▁Tu S ▁ 0 4 ▁Le verk us en . ▁He ▁became ▁West ▁German ▁ 8 0 0 ▁metres ▁champion ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁metres ▁champion ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁rival ry ▁with ▁Thomas ▁W ess ing h age . ▁ ▁Well mann ▁was ▁trained ▁by ▁G erd ▁O sen berg , ▁and ▁after ▁ret iring ▁he ▁has ▁trained ▁Son ja ▁Ober em ▁and ▁others . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁fellow ▁distance ▁runner ▁Ellen ▁T ittel ▁for ▁a ▁period , ▁who ▁then ▁took ▁the ▁surname ▁Well mann . ▁They ▁later ▁divor ced , ▁but ▁Ellen ▁later ▁married ▁Thomas ▁W ess ing h age ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁name