Günter Havenstein

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Günter Havenstein became East German champion in the 10,000 meter run in 1956

Günter Havenstein (born December 14, 1928 in Kollin , Pomerania ; † February 9, 2008 in Potsdam ) was a German athlete from the GDR who took part in the 1960 Olympic Games.

Between 1952 and 1962, Havenstein reached podium finishes at GDR championships, and won six championship titles on four different routes. In 1952, Havenstein won the forest run and took second place in the 5000 meter run . In 1954 he won both the forest run and over 5000 meters. In 1955 he repeated his title win in the 5000 meters, in 1956 he won the 10,000 meter run . In 1960 he also won the GDR championship title in the marathon , in 1962 he took second place in the 25-kilometer run. In 1960 Havenstein was able to qualify for the all-German team once . At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 , however, he only reached 57th place in 2:41:14 h.

In 1953, Havenstein improved the GDR record in the 1500-meter run to 3: 53.4 minutes, but was replaced after three days as the record holder by Siegfried Herrmann . In 1953 he also managed to improve over 3000 meters to 8: 29.2 minutes, after three weeks Stefan Lüpfert improved this record. In 1956, Havenstein ran the GDR record over 10,000 meters with 29: 51.4 minutes, again he only held the record for a few days, until this time Klaus Porbadnik replaced him.

Havenstein started for ASK Vorwärts Berlin , where he was trained by Curt Eins . With a height of 1.73 m, his competition weight was 62 kg. Havenstein was actually a farmer, but served as an officer in the NVA during his career . After his career he worked as a physical education teacher.

Personal best

literature

  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society
  • Fritz Steinmetz and Manfred Grieser : German records. Development from 1898 to 1991. Kassel 1992

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German-German hero in uniform: Hans Grodotzki , accessed on September 3, 2017

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Havenstein, Günter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Kollin , Pomerania
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 2008
Place of death Potsdam