Jürgen Hingsen
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | |||
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | Decathlon | |
Jürgen Hingsen (born January 25, 1958 in Duisburg) is a former (West) German decathlete who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s. He came second in the Olympic decathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles behind Daley Thompson. In 1984 Hingsen also set his personal best at 8832 points which was temporarily a world record and is still a German record.
In 1988 Hingsen qualified for the Olympic Games in Seoul but made three false starts in the 100 m and was disqualified from the rest of the competition.
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