Horst Astroth
Horst Astroth (30 October 1923 – 10 January 2017) was a German track and field athlete who competed at the
Naumburg,[1] Astroth began his sporting career as a gymnast and was injured in combat during World War II. Following the conflict he worked as a teacher and took up running in 1953 at the age of 30.[2] Over the course of his career he set seven senior East German records and was national runner-up in the 50 km in 1956, 1958, and 1959.[1] He was also eighth in that event at the 1962 European Athletics Championships. After retiring from international competition, he continued to compete and set records at master's-level events, while also working as a trainer with Naumburg BSG and a freelancer writer for the local Liberal Democratic newspaper.[2] He died in January 2017 at the age of 93.[3]
References
- ^ a b Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (April 2014). "Horst Astroth Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ a b Kramer, Klaus-Dieter (2013-10-30). "In Naumburg nicht nur als Geher bekannt". Naumburg Tageblatt (in German). Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ "Horst Astroth". Abschied Nehmen. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-16. (in German)
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