Hans Muchitsch (athlete)
Johann "Hans" Muchitsch (born September 30, 1932 in St. Andrä , Carinthia ; † May 10, 2019 ) was an Austrian decathlete , hurdler , long jumper and sprinter .
Career
At the European Athletics Championships in 1954 in Bern, he was eliminated in the first round over 110 m hurdles , in the long jump and in the 4 x 400 meter relay .
In the decathlon he came twelfth at the 1958 European Championship in Stockholm and 17th at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
He was Austrian champion in the decathlon seven times (1954, 1957–1962), six times over 110 m hurdles (1954, 1956–1959, 1961) and in the long jump (1954, 1957–1961) and five times over 400 m hurdles (1956–1960 ).
Personal best
- 110 m hurdles: 14.8 s, August 26, 1961, Linz
- 400 m hurdles: 53.7 s, July 24, 1959, Feldkirch-Gisingen
- Long jump: 7.40 m, September 26, 1959, Linz
- Decathlon: 6476 points, October 8, 1961, Vienna
Web links
- KLC mourns the loss of the Olympians , message from Günter Gasper on the website of the Carinthian Athletics Association, May 11, 2019
- Athlete portrait at the ÖLV
- Hans Muchitsch in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Muchitsch, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muchitsch, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian decathlete, hurdler, long jumper and sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sankt Andrä (Carinthia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 2019 |