Herbert Steffny
Herbert Steffny 
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| birthday | 5th September 1953 (age 66) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Trier , Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| size | 179 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herbert Steffny (born September 5, 1953 in Trier ) is a former German long-distance runner , running coach, running book author and qualified biologist .
Athletic career
After success in long-distance running as a teenager, he gave up competitive sport because of his studies in biology . After completing his studies, he started again at the age of 28 with competitive sports and immediately won the Echternach Marathon in 1983. The following year he came third in the New York City Marathon , which was the best place for a German man in this one Competition is.
1985 Steffny was the winner of the Frankfurt-Hoechst Marathon German champion marathon , 1987 German champion in the 10,000-meter race in Gelsenkirchen and 1989 German in Vinsebeck champion in cross-country running . There are also titles in the 25-kilometer road race and mountain run .
He was the only West German marathon runner to win a medal at major international championships when he finished third in 2:11:30 h at the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart . Although he had met the Olympic standard for the 1984 Olympic Games , he was ultimately not nominated. Four years later he was in the Olympic team for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul called. There he had to cancel his participation in the marathon race due to a feverish flu shortly before the start, by order of the team doctors.
More Achievements:
- Chicago Marathon : 5th place (2:11:17 h) 1986 (personal best)
- Frankfurt Marathon : Winner 1985, 1989, 1991
- Munich Marathon : Winner (2:11:30 h) in 1989 with a course record
- Pittsburgh Marathon ( USA ): Winner 1991
- Boston Marathon : 1996 Masters age group winner (over 40 years)
- German best performance over 10 miles in 46:33 minutes (Borgholzhausen 1985)
He started for Post-Jahn Freiburg.
At the age of 50, Steffny started a comeback in 2003 with the seniors and became German senior champion M50 in cross and marathon running and over 10 kilometers, with a German senior performance of 32:31 min.
At a height of 1.79 m, Steffny weighed 66 kg during his active time.
Others
Herbert Steffny became a running coach after his sports career. Since 1998 he has written several books (including the bestseller The Big Running Book ) on running training.
Since 1989 he has been managing director of his company for running and fitness seminars, management training and running trips in Titisee-Neustadt in the southern Black Forest, which enables amateur runners to learn from a professional. As a trainer, he prepared the former Federal Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer for his marathon participation. The Ironman European Champion 2009 and 2010 Sandra Wallenhorst was also coached by Steffny in the running area.
Herbert Steffny works as a co-commentator for ARD television and moderates the live broadcasts at the City Marathons in Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne and Mainz. Together with the HR team, he was responsible for the show: heimspiel! extra: Frankfurt Marathon nominated for the German Television Award 2011 "Best Sports Show".
His older brother, the Spiridon editor Manfred Steffny , was a two-time Olympic participant as a marathon runner.
Fonts
- with Ulrich Pramann: Perfect marathon training. In small steps to the big goal. Südwest, Munich 2003, ISBN 978-3-517-06443-7 .
- with Ulrich Pramann, Charly Doll : Perfect running training - the nutritional program. Südwest, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-517-06450-5 .
- with Wolfgang Feil : The Running Diet - The Cookbook. With new recipes and running plans for the metabolism offensive. Südwest, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-517-08665-1 .
- Optimal running training. From entry to half marathon - proven training plans from professionals - motivation, equipment, nutrition - tips, technique, tactics. 4th act. Edition. Südwest, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-517-09721-3 .
- with Birgit Friedmann, Markus Keller: marathon training for women. Optimally prepared - also for the half marathon Extra. Training plans to increase your personal best. 5th act. Edition. Südwest, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-517-08164-9 .
- The big running book. From the right entry to the marathon. Everything you need to know about running. 9th expanded and updated edition. Southwest, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-517-09777-0 .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Literature by and about Herbert Steffny in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website by Herbert Steffny
- TV interview with Herbert Steffny
- Portrait of Winfried Stinn Herbert Steffny will be 65 years old September 2018, in: Laufreport.de, taken from: March 22, 2020.
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| SURNAME | Steffny, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German long-distance runner and running coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | trier |