Jürgen Hingsen
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 January 1958 Duisburg, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Decathlon 8,832 points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jürgen Hingsen (born 25 January 1958, in Duisburg, West Germany) 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 provided one of the most exciting rivalries in athletics during the 1980s.
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. In 1984, Hingsen also set his personal best in the decathlon at 8832 points - then a world record, and still the German record.
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.
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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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