Guido Kratschmer

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Guido Kratschmer
Guido Kratschmer in Cologne, 1981

nation GermanyGermany Germany
birthday January 10, 1953
place of birth Großheubach ,  Germany
job Farmer, teacher
Career
society USC Mainz
status resigned
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
EM medals 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
German championships 7 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
silver 1976 Montreal Decathlon
EAA logo European championships
bronze 1974 Rome Decathlon
DLV logo German championships
gold Gelsenkirchen 1975 Decathlon
gold Frankfurt am Main 1976 Decathlon
gold Hamburg 1977 Decathlon
gold Cologne 1978 Decathlon
gold Cologne 1978 110 mH
gold Stuttgart 1979 Decathlon
gold Hanover 1980 Decathlon
last change: June 9, 2015

Guido Kratschmer (born January 10, 1953 in Großheubach ) is a former German athlete . He won the silver medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympic Games and improved the world record in 1980.

Life

He was born on the Klotzenhof near Großheubach . Besides the decathlon, Kratschmer was a very good hurdler . In the youth and junior area he was multiple German champion in all-around and over the hurdles. From 1972 he belonged to the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr in Mainz. From 1975 to 1980 he was German decathlon champion six times in a row, and in 1978 he also won the title over the hurdles.

Kratschmer had his first appearance at a major international championship at the European Championships in Rome in 1974 , where he won the bronze medal with 8132 points. In 1976 he started over 60 meter hurdles at the European Indoor Championships in Munich, but did not get beyond the heat. In May he set a new German decathlon record in Götzis . At the Olympic Games in Montreal , he then achieved his greatest success. He improved the German record again and won the silver medal behind the American Bruce Jenner (8411 points, individual performances: 10.66 s - 7.39 m - 14.74 m - 2.03 m - 48.19 s - 14.58 s - 45.70 m - 4.60 m - 66.32 m - 4: 29.1 min).

In July 1978 Kratschmer improved the European record in Filderstadt-Bernhausen to 8498 points. At the European Championships in Prague, however, he had to give up injured after the 100-meter run. He could not take part in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow because of the boycott of the Federal Republic.

Shortly after the boycott decision, he set a world record in Bernhausen in June 1980 with 8,649 points (individual performances: 10.58 s - 7.80 m - 15.47 m - 2.00 m - 48.04 s - 13.92 s - 45.52 m - 4.60 m - 66.50 m - 4: 24.15 min). With this achievement he was among the top 20 of the all-time world best list for 30 years.

In 1981 he won the team decathlon together with Jürgen Hingsen and Siegfried Wentz at the European Cup in Birmingham and reached fifth place in the individual standings with 8069 points. In 1982 Kratschmer was ninth (8015 points) at the European Championships in Athens . In 1983 he again reached ninth place (8096 points) at the first world championships in Helsinki . In the same year he belonged again to the victorious team in the team decathlon at the European Cup in Sofia and finished eleventh with 7905 points. In 1984 he took part in his second Olympic Games in Los Angeles and came in fourth with 8,326 points. At the European Championships in 1986 he had to give up after an injury in the long jump. In 1988 he wanted to qualify again for the Olympic Games in Seoul . But after the Achilles tendon tore at the German championships in the 100-meter run, he ended his career. In the winter of 1991/92 he tried to push Rudi Lochner in bobsleigh , but missed the qualification for the Winter Olympics in Albertville .

Guido Kratschmer started for USC Mainz . At 1.86 m tall, he weighed 92 kg during his competition time. He was elected Sportsman of the Year of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1980 and received the Rudolf Harbig Memorial Prize in 1981 . In 1983 he received the Silver Laurel Leaf from Federal President Carstens for his sporting achievements. In 2011 Großheubach named a sports hall after him.

Kratschmer is a trained farmer, graduated from secondary school and became a sports and biology teacher. He completed a secondary school traineeship, but did not enter the school service, but lives on his farm.

Movies

  • You know what? - Guido Kratschmer - his decathlon world record . Germany 2012, 28:45 minutes. By: Marius Zimmermann, first broadcast: March 25, 2013 on SWR

literature

  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt, 2005. Published by the German Athletics Promotion and Project Society.
  • zurgams (editor): Time leaps . 35 years of Mösle all-around meeting in Götzis, with a portrait of the multiple Mösle winner Guido Kratschmer. Bucher Verlag, Hohenems 2009, ISBN 978-3-902679-23-9

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Volker book: Guido Kratschmer: “Satisfied unlucky bird” turns 60 ( memento from February 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Allgemeine Zeitung January 10, 2013
  2. ↑ a b Guido Kratschmer: Escape into the mountains from deep disappointment 50 years of NOK Die Welt , September 24, 1999
  3. ↑ Anja Herrlitz: Guido Kratschmer - world record as an answer , www.leichtathletik.de March 30, 2008
  4. ↑ The IAAF's all-time best list
  5. ↑ a b Guido Kratschmer whoswho.de
  6. ^ European Cup Combined Events Final in Birmingham: Results Decathlon Men - Final, 1981 european-athletics.org
  7. ^ European Cup Combined Events Final in Sofia: Results Decathlon Men - Final, 1983 european-athletics.org
  8. ↑ Federal Archives: Sports Awards (Silver Laurel): Award of the Silver Laurel Leaf to the athletes Patriz Ilg, Willi Wülbeck, Jürgen Hingsen, Siegfried Wentz, Andreas Rizzi, Jens Schulze and Guido Kratschmer Signature BArch B 122/29198
  9. ↑ Closer to people ( memento from February 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Bayernkurier October 29, 2011
  10. ↑ Hans-Joachim Waldbröl: "Schmidt painted the third world war on the wall" , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung April 23, 2008
  11. ↑ Ewald Walker: Historical series: German EM Faces IV: Guido Kratschmer - From world record holder to fan , Leichtathletik.de, March 31, 2018

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personal data
SURNAME Kratschmer, Guido
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Großheubach , Germany