Jürgen Hingsen

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.

Jürgen Hingsen

Jürgen Hingsen in 1987
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	25 January 1958 (1958-01-25) (age 67)[1] Duisburg, West Germany[1]
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	102 kg (225 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Decathlon
Club	Bayer Leverkusen LAV Bayer Uerdingen Dormagen, Krefeld
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Decathlon 8,730 points
Medal record Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Decathlon World Championships 1983 Helsinki Decathlon European Championships 1982 Athens Decathlon 1986 Stuttgart Decathlon

Biography

The 2 metres (6 ft 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 the German record until 2023.^[2]

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.^[1]

Personal bests

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Decathlon	8,730 points	Stuttgart	August 28, 1986	8,730 points
100 meters	10.91	Los Angeles	August 8, 1984	919 points
Long jump	8.04 m (26 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	Munich	July 25, 1982	1,146 points
Shot put	16.57 m (54 ft 4+1⁄4 in)	Filderstadt	June 14, 1986	917 points
High jump	2.15 m (7 ft 1⁄2 in)	Ulm	August 14, 1982	1,046 points
400 meters	47.65	Ulm	August 14, 1982	1,003 points
110 meters hurdles	14.07	Mannheim	June 9, 1984	1,053 points
Discus throw	50.82 m (166 ft 8+3⁄4 in)	Los Angeles	August 9, 1984	892 points
Pole vault	4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in)	Helsinki	August 13, 1983	967 points
Javelin throw	64.38 m (211 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Stuttgart	August 28, 1986	880 points
1500 meters	4:15.13	Ulm	August 15, 1982	685 points
Virtual Best Performance				9,508 points