Jürgen Hingsen

Jürgen Hingsen
Jürgen Hingsen in 1987
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born25 January 1958 (1958-01-25) (age 68)
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 bestDecathlon 8,730 points
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Decathlon
World Championships
1983 Helsinki Decathlon
European Championships
1982 Athens Decathlon
1986 Stuttgart Decathlon

Jürgen Hingsen (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈhɪŋsn̩] ⓘ; born 25 January 1958) is German retired decathlete. He represented West Germany, winning 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.

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