Jürgen Hingsen
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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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Decathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bayer Leverkusen LAV Bayer Uerdingen Dormagen, Krefeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | Decathlon 8,832 points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jürgen Hingsen (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡŋ̩ ˈhɪŋsn̩] ⓘ; 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
world record, and the German record until 2023.[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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jürgen Hingsen.
- Jürgen Hingsen at World Athletics
- Jürgen Hingsen at Olympics.com
- Jürgen Hingsen at Olympedia