Jens-Peter Herold
Jens-Peter Herold (born June 2, 1965 in Neuruppin ) is a former German athlete who won the bronze medal in the 1,500 meter run for the GDR at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul , for which he was awarded the Bronze Patriotic Order of Merit .
Career
Jens-Peter Herold started for ASK Vorwärts Potsdam (trainer: Bernd Dießner ), after the end of the GDR for SC Neubrandenburg and SC Charlottenburg . With a height of 1.76 m, he had a competition weight of 64 kg. Jens-Peter Herold has lived in Neuruppin since the end of his sports career and works as a trainer.
Further successes in the 1500 meter run
- 1987 Second at the European Indoor Championships in Lievin , sixth at the World Championships in Rome
- 1990 European indoor champion in Glasgow , European champion in Split
- 1991 fourth at the World Championships in Tokyo
- 1992 participant in the Olympic Games in Barcelona : sixth place in the 1500 meter run
Specialty
Herold awarded a better placement in the 1500 meter run at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo , when he braked a few meters before the finish in the feeling of a secure bronze medal and was overtaken by his teammate Hauke Fuhlbrügge .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , 12./13. November 1988, p. 4
- ↑ IAAF athlete profile
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SURNAME | Herold, Jens-Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete and Olympic medalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuruppin |