Joachim Kirst

Joachim Kirst (born 21 May 1947, in Neustadt/Harz) is a retired East German decathlete.

He competed for the sports club ASK Potsdam during his active career.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1966	European Junior Championships	Odessa, Soviet Union	3rd
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	5th
1969	European Championships	Athens, Greece	1st
1971	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st

European champions in men's decathlon

1934: Hans-Heinrich Sievert (GER)
1938: Olle Bexell (SWE)
1946: Godtfred Holmvang (NOR)
1950: Ignace Heinrich (FRA)
1954–62: Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)
1966: Werner von Moltke (FRG)
1969–71: Joachim Kirst (GDR)
1974: Ryszard Skowronek (POL)
1978: Aleksandr Grebenyuk (URS)
1982–86: Daley Thompson (GBR)
1990: Christian Plaziat (FRA)
1994: Alain Blondel (FRA)
1998: Erki Nool (EST)
2002–06: Roman Šebrle (CZE)
2010: Romain Barras (FRA)
2012: Pascal Behrenbruch (GER)
2014: Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)

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