Jürgen Hingsen
| File:Jürgen Hingsen 1987.jpg
Jürgen Hingsen in 1987
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | German |
| Born | 25 January 1958 (age 66) Duisburg, West Germany |
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Decathlon |
| Club | Bayer Leverkusen LAV Bayer Uerdingen Dormagen, Krefeld |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Decathlon 8,832 points |
Jürgen Hingsen (born 25 January 1958) is a former West German decathlete who won several medals at international championships and Olympic Games in the 1980s, and held the decathlon world record in 1982 and again from 1983 to 1984. His rivalry with British decathlete Daley Thompson proved one of the most exciting in athletics during the 1980s.
Biography
The 2 metres (6 ft 6.7 in) tall athlete came second in the Olympic decathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles just behind Daley Thompson. Also in 1984, Hingsen set his personal best in the decathlon at 8832 points – then a world record, and still the German record.[1]
During the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Hingsen made three false starts in the 100 metre sprint, and he was disqualified from that event – and effectively eliminated from that decathlon competition.[2]
References
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- ↑ „Ewige“ Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik at the Wayback Machine (archived April 13, 2008). leichtathletik.de
- ↑ Jürgen Hingsen. sports-reference.com
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| Preceded by | Men's decathlon world record holder 15 August 1982 – 8 September 1982 |
Succeeded by Daley Thompson |
| Preceded by | Men's decathlon world record holder 6 June 1983 – 9 August 1984 |
Succeeded by Daley Thompson |
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- West German decathletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of West Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for West Germany
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
