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Torsten Voss (sometimes listed as Thorsten Voss; German pronunciation: [ˈtɔʁstn̩ ˈfɔs] (listen); born 24 March 1963 in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is an East German-German track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

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Torsten Voss

Medal record Men's athletics Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Decathlon World Championships 1987 Rome Decathlon Men's bobsleigh Representing  Germany World Championships 1997 St. Moritz Four-man 1995 Winterberg Four-man 1996 Calgary Four-man

His biggest success was when he won the world title in the decathlon at the 1987 World Championships in Rome as a representative for East Germany. He achieved a personal best score of 8680 points and was chosen as the East German sportsman of the year. In 1988 in the Seoul Summer Olympic Games he won the silver medal behind fellow East German, Christian Schenk.[1] His personal best of 8680 points ranks him fifth among German decathletes, behind Jürgen Hingsen, Uwe Freimuth, Siegfried Wentz and Frank Busemann.

In 1994 Voss switched to bobsleigh and was a pusher for Harald Czudaj and Wolfgang Hoppe. He won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one silver (1997 with Dirk Wiese) and two bronzes (1995 with Czudaj, 1996 with Hoppe). Voss also finished eighth in the four-man event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.

As a track and field athlete he was 1.86 meters tall and weighed 88 kilograms.

Other results in decathlon

• 1981 Junior-European championship: 2nd place
• 1982 Junior-World record: 8387 Points; East German champion
• 1983 World championship in Helsinki; East German champion
• 1987 East German champion
• 1990 East German champion
• 1993 (after a break for injury) Second place in the German championship (8037 points)

References

• "Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007.
• "1998 bobsleigh four-man results". Shinmai.co.jp.
• ""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

• Torsten Voss at World Athletics
• Torsten Voss at the International Olympic Committee
• Torsten Voss at Olympedia

Awards
Preceded by Olaf Ludwig	East German Sportsman of the Year 1987	Succeeded by Olaf Ludwig

На других языках

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- [en] Torsten Voss

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[fr] Torsten Voss

Torsten Voss (né le 23 mai 1963 à Güstrow) est un athlète allemand spécialiste des épreuves combinées. Champion du monde du décathlon en 1987 et vice-champion olympique en 1988, il débute au début des années 1990 une carrière dans le bobsleigh, discipline dans laquelle il remporte trois médailles lors des championnats du monde.

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[it] Torsten Voss

Torsten Voss (Güstrow, 24 marzo 1963) è un ex multiplista e bobbista tedesco, campione del mondo del decathlon nel 1987 a Roma e vicecampione olimpico a Seul 1988.

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[ru] Фосс, Торстен

Торстен Фосс (нем. Torsten Voss; род. 24 марта 1963[1], Гюстров, Мекленбург — Передняя Померания) — немецкий легкоатлет, специалист по многоборьям. Выступал за сборную ГДР по лёгкой атлетике в 1980-х годах, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Сеуле, чемпион мира, победитель Кубка Европы в личном и командном зачётах. В 1990-х годах также представлял Германию в бобслее.

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