Jürgen Hingsen

Jürgen Hingsen (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
NationalityGerman
Born25 January 1958 (1958-01-25) (age 62)
Duisburg, West Germany
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
SportDecathlon
ClubBayer 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 AngelesDecathlon
World Championships
1983 HelsinkiDecathlon
European Championships
1982 AthensDecathlon
1986 StuttgartDecathlon

Biography

The 2 metres (6 ft 6.7 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.[1]

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.[2]

References
  1. ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" (PDF). Archived from the original on April 13, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2007.CS1 maint: unfit url (link). leichtathletik.de
  2. Jürgen Hingsen. sports-reference.com
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
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