Jürgen Kühl (athlete)

Jürgen Kühl

nation

BR Germany

birthday

November 30, 1934

place of birth

Hamburg , German Empire

size

187 cm

Weight

76 kg

job

Bank clerk

date of death

August 3, 2020

Career

discipline

sprint

Best performance

47.4 s (400 m)

society

SuS Bergedorf

Trainer

Horst Seifart

End of career

1958

Medal table

German championships	1 ×	2 ×	0 ×
German indoor championships	2 ×	0 ×	1 ×

German championships
gold	Düsseldorf 1957	400 m
silver	Düsseldorf 1957	4 × 400 m
silver	Hanover 1958	4 × 400 m
German indoor championships
bronze	Kiel 1955	400 m
gold	Frankfurt am Main 1956	400 m
gold	Kiel 1957	400 m

last change: August 19, 2020

Jürgen Kühl (born November 30, 1934 in Hamburg ; † August 3, 2020 ) was a German sprinter who specialized in the 400-meter run .

At the Olympic Games in 1956 he reached the quarter-finals over 400 meters and was fourth in the 4-by-400-meter relay .

In 1957 he was German champion and in 1956 and 1957 German indoor champion . He set his personal best of 47.4 s in 1956.

From 1958 persistent knee problems forced his career to end early.

Jürgen Kühl started for Spiel und Sport Bergedorf (SuS Bergedorf), a predecessor club of TSG Bergedorf .

Web links

Jürgen cooling in the database of World Athletics (English)
Jürgen Kühl in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )