Jürgen Hingsen
![]() Jürgen Hingsen in 1987 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | 25 January 1958[1] Duisburg, West Germany[1] | (age 66)
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] |
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Decathlon |
Club | Bayer Leverkusen LAV Bayer Uerdingen Dormagen, Krefeld |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Decathlon 8,832 points |
Jürgen Hingsen (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡŋ̩ ˈhɪŋsn̩] (listen); 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 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.[2]
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.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jürgen Hingsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "„Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
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- West German decathletes
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- World Athletics Championships medalists
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- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade silver medalists for West Germany
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade