Jürgen Haase (athlete)

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Jürgen Haase (born January 19, 1945 in Friedersdorf ) is a former German athlete and Olympic participant who - starting for the GDR - was one of the world's best long-distance runners in the 1960s and 1970s . Twice in a row, in 1966 and 1969, he was European champion in the 10,000 meter run .

Career

Jürgen Haase trained under Günter Büttner according to the New Zealand endurance method , which was still little known in Europe at the time (see Arthur Lydiard ) and surprisingly became GDR champion in the 10,000 meter run in 1965.

At the European Championships in Budapest in 1966, his teammate Jürgen May persuaded him to not wear his usual adidas running shoes, but instead those of the manufacturer Puma for a bonus of 500 dollars in the 10,000 meter final . The incident turned into a sport-political scandal, in the course of which Jürgen Haase was pardoned by the GDR sports leadership, while Jürgen May was excluded from the GDR national team.

The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich escaped him after he injured himself on the spikes of another runner in a competition in Paris and got blood poisoning.

For his victory at the European Championships in 1969, Haase was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver.

Jürgen Haase started for SC Leipzig . During his competition time he was 1.76 m tall and weighed 62 kg.

After retiring from active sport in 1973, he initially worked in customer service and sales for medical technology. He later studied at the DHfK and became a trainer. At SC Dynamo Berlin he looked after the 10,000-meter runner Kathrin Ullrich (third in the world championship in 1987) and the 800-meter runner Detlef Wagenknecht (third in the world cup in 1981, second in the European cup in 1983).

After the end of the GDR, he was initially a base coach of the German Athletics Association . In 1992 he was released. After that he was involved in several job creation measures.

Starts at international highlights

  • 1964, European Junior Championships : 1st place in the 1,500 meter run (3: 52.4 min); 1st place in the 3000 meter run (8: 25.4 min)
  • 1966, European Championships : 1st place in the 10,000 meter run (28: 26.0 min); 11th place in the 5000 meter run (13: 55.6 min)
  • 1967, European Cup final: 1st place in the 10,000 meter run (28: 54.2 min); 2nd place in the 5000 meter run (15: 27.8 min)
  • 1968, Olympic Games : 15th place in the 10,000 meter run (30: 24.0 min)
  • 1969, European Championships : 1st place in the 10,000 meter run (28: 41.6 min)
  • 1970, European Cup final: 1st place in the 10,000 meter run (28: 26.8 min)
  • 1971, European Championships : 2nd place in the 10,000 meter run (27: 53.4 min)

GDR championships

  • 10,000 meter run: 1st place in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1973
  • 5000 meter run : 1969 1st place, 1973 2nd place
  • Cross-country running , long distance: 1966 2nd place, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1972 1st place
  • Indoor championships, 3,000-meter run : 2nd place in 1965 and 1966, 3rd place in 1970

Records

  • 10,000 meter run
  • GDR record: 28: 12.6 min, May 25, 1966, Leipzig
  • European record: 28: 04.4 min, July 21, 1968, Leningrad
  • GDR record: 27: 53.36 min, August 10, 1971, Helsinki
  • GDR record: 43: 45.2 min, April 21, 1974, Sachsenhausen (existing German best, as of May 2007)
  • 20-kilometer road run
  • GDR record: 58:56 min, 1973
GDR record: 20,393 m, May 6, 1973, Dresden

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  2. ↑ Neues Deutschland , January 24, 1970, p. 3
personal data
SURNAME Haase, Jürgen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German long-distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Friedersdorf