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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.

Jürgen Hingsen

Jürgen Hingsen in 1987
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	25 January 1958 (1958-01-25) (age 64)[1] Duisburg, West Germany[1]
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
Medal record Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Decathlon World Championships 1983 Helsinki Decathlon European Championships 1982 Athens Decathlon 1986 Stuttgart Decathlon

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

External links

• Jürgen Hingsen at World Athletics
• Jürgen Hingsen at the International Olympic Committee
• Jürgen Hingsen at Olympedia

Records
Preceded by Daley Thompson	Men's decathlon world record holder 15 August 1982 – 8 September 1982	Succeeded by Daley Thompson
Preceded by Daley Thompson	Men's decathlon world record holder 6 June 1983 – 9 August 1984	Succeeded by Daley Thompson

На других языках

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- [en] Jürgen Hingsen

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[it] Jürgen Hingsen

Jürgen Hingsen (Duisburg, 25 gennaio 1958) è un ex multiplista tedesco, vincitore di numerose medaglie in competizioni internazionali nel corso degli anni '80.

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[ru] Хингзен, Юрген

Юрген Хингзен (нем. Jürgen Hingsen; род. 25 января 1958 или 15 апреля 1958[1], Дуйсбург, Северный Рейн-Вестфалия) — западногерманский легкоатлет, специалист по многоборьям. Выступал за сборную ФРГ по лёгкой атлетике в 1977—1988 годах, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Лос-Анджелесе, обладатель серебряных медалей чемпионатов мира и Европы, многократный победитель и призёр первенств национального значения, бывший рекордсмен мира в десятиборье.

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