Friedrich Janke
Friedrich Janke (born April 19, 1931 in Skordiniza , Pomerania ) is a German athlete and Olympic participant who - starting for the GDR - was successful in the 1950s and 1960s. He achieved his greatest success with the silver medal in the 10,000 meter run at the European Championships in 1962 .
Life
On March 16, 1958, he set a world best indoor performance in the 3000 meter run in Berlin (8: 09.4 min). From 1955 to 1959 he set four GDR records in the 5000 meter run .
He was five times GDR champion in the 10,000 meter run (1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963) and twice GDR champion in the 5000 meter run (1957, 1963), twice GDR champion in the 3000 meter obstacle course (1954, 1956).
Friedrich Janke came to Mecklenburg after the Second World War . At first he worked in agriculture, later he went to the barracked people's police and the National People's Army . There, as a 21-year-old student officer, he surprisingly won a forest run in 1952. This experience and Emil Zátopek's victories at the 1952 Olympics motivated him to train seriously.
His first major sporting success was the GDR championship title in the 3,000-meter obstacle course in 1954, after which he was particularly successful in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter run and took part in the Olympic Games in 1956 and 1960, among others. In 1964 he failed to qualify for the Olympic Games. He then ended his sports career and became a trainer in Cottbus and Potsdam . The Olympic medalists Gunhild Hoffmeister and Ulrike Bruns and the marathon runner Uta Pippig trained with him .
Friedrich Janke started for ASK Vorwärts Berlin and trained with Curt Eins . When he competed, he was 1.70 m tall and weighed 65 kg. He has two daughters, a son, now five grandchildren and lives in Potsdam .
Starts at international highlights
(each for the GDR in a joint German team)
- 1956, Olympic Games , 5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1958, European Championships , 5000 m: 8th place (14: 17.0 min)
- 1960, Olympic Games , 5000 m: 4th place (13: 46.8 min)
- 1962, European Championships , 5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run; 10,000 m: 2nd place (29: 01.6 min)
GDR records
(With the exception of the 14: 23.8 min in the 5000 meter run later declared to be all-German records)
literature
- Fischer, Heidi; Vollbrecht, Richard: The last round , Verlag Junge Welt, Berlin, 1965 (anthology, pp. 58–63 on Friedrich Janke)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Janke, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete and Olympian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skordiniza , Pomerania |