Helmut Urbach
Helmut Urbach 
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 Germany
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| birthday | 17th June 1942 (age 78) |
| place of birth | Cologne , Germany |
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| Best performance | 2:23:40 h (marathon) 6:40:03 h (100 km road run) |
| last change: December 28, 2019 | |
Helmut Urbach (born June 17, 1942 in Cologne ) is a German marathon and ultra marathon runner who celebrated his greatest successes in the 100 km road race .
Career
In 1966 he started an ultra run for the first time and came fourth in the 100 km from Biel . The following year he achieved his first of seven victories in this race (more followed in 1969, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979 and 1980). In 1969 he was the first runner to stay under eight hours at 7:55 h and in 1974 he was the first to stay under seven hours at 6:59:28 h.
On September 5, 1971 in Unna he set an unofficial world record over 100 km with 6:57:55 h. On May 24, 1975, he achieved a course record in the Florence – Faenza ultra run with 7:17:03 h and improved his record in the 100 km split to 6:40:03 h.
He won the Königsforst Marathon five times (1973, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984), the first time of which he set the current course record with 2:25:46 h.
Urbach is widowed and lives in Cologne-Porz . He has been an honorary member of the German Ultramarathon Association (DUV) since 2002 .
Personal best
- Marathon: 2:23:40 h, 1974
- 100 km road race: 6:40:03 h, May 24, 1975, Faenza
- 12-hour run: 140.234 km, July 20, 1986, Brühl
- 24-hour run : 223.034 km, May 2, 1993, Basel
Web links
- Website of Helmut Urbach and the LSV Porz e. V.
- Athlete portrait at the DUV
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- About the person: Helmut Urbach in the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , April 22, 2012
Individual evidence
- ^ Klaus Amrhein: Biographical Handbook on the History of German Athletics 1898-2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft p. 1236
- ↑ a b Uli Kreikebaum: Running legend Helmut Urbach: A genetic lucky guy . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . June 13, 2012
- ↑ Detlev Ackermann: We mourn Ingeborg Urbach . In: Laufen-in-Koeln.de. April 4, 2013
- ↑ Honorary membership certificate ( Memento of February 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 667 kB)
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| SURNAME | Urbach, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German marathon and ultramarathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |