Hans-Peter Ferner

Hans-Peter Ferner (born June 6, 1956 in Neuburg an der Donau ) is a former German middle -distance runner who specialized in the 800-meter distance .

In 1978, Hans-Peter-Ferner retired from the European Championships in Prague in the intermediate run as fifth in 1: 47.4 minutes. In 1979 he won bronze at the Universiade in 1: 49.77 minutes. There was also a fictitious line-up for the 1980 Olympic Games , which was drawn up without any chance of participation because the Federal Government and the National Olympic Committee had decided on an Olympic boycott .

After he finished sixth at the European Indoor Championships in Milan in 1982 , he was also able to qualify for the European Championships in Athens that summer . Here he surprisingly won the gold medal in 1: 46.33 min, ahead of Sebastian Coe , while Willi Wülbeck , who was more highly rated, was only last.

At the World Championships in Helsinki in 1983 , Wülbeck and Ferner both reached the final again. While Wülbeck won, Ferner took seventh place in 1: 45.74 minutes. At the Olympic Games 1984 also retired in the semifinals.

In 1979, 1981 and 1984 he was German indoor champion over 800 meters. In 1981 and 1987 he was German champion in the 4 x 800 meter relay with MTV Ingolstadt . From 1978 to 1987 he was among the top four runners over 800 meters outdoors every year, and was second six times. However, Willi Wülbeck was always the champion until 1983, but even after that, Ferner was unable to prevail against Axel Harries or Peter Braun .

Hans-Peter Ferner is 1.76 m tall and weighed 72 kg during his active time.

Top performances

• 400 m : 46.98 s, August 8, 1979, Augsburg
• 800 m: 1: 44.93 min, May 21, 1983, Fürth
  • Hall: 1: 46.56 min, February 16, 1985, Dortmund
• 1000 m : 2: 17.3 min, August 6, 1981, Copenhagen
• 1500 m : 3: 46.54 min, June 8, 1986, Ingolstadt

literature

• Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005. 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 (published by Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft )

Web links

• Hans-Peter Ferner in the database of World Athletics (English)