Joachim Kirst

Kirst 1968 at the GDR championships in Erfurt

Joachim Kirst throwing a discus

Joachim Kirst (born May 21, 1947 in Neunhofen , Neustadt an der Orla ) is a former German athlete and Olympic participant who - starting for the GDR - was successful as a decathlete in the 1960s and 1970s . The highlight of his career were two European championship victories, in 1969 and 1971.

In 1970 he received the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze and in 1971 in silver.

Assignments at international highlights in detail

• 1966, European Junior Games: 3rd place (6845 points = 6612 points according to the 1985 table: 11.1 s - 7.01 m - 13.66 m - 1.95 m - 51.5 s - 17.2 s - 38 , 80 m - 3.70 m - 50.13 m - 5: 18.4 min)
• 1968, Olympic Games : 5th place (7861 points = 7791 points according to the 1985 table: 10.5 s - 7.61 m - 16.43 m - 1.98 m - 50.2 s - 15.6 s - 46 , 89 m - 4.15 m - 57.02 m - 5: 20.1 min)
• 1969, European Championships : 1st place (8041 points = 7910 points according to the 1985 table: 10.8 s - 7.62 m - 16.28 m - 2.13 m - 47.9 s - 15.9 s - 44, 70 m - 4.10 m - 57.60 m - 4: 58.7 min)
• 1971, European Championships : 1st place (8196 points = 8180 points according to the 1985 table: 11.02 s - 7.68 m - 16.59 m - 2.13 m - 49.0 m - 16.12 s - 47, 21 s - 4.20 m - 65.51 m - 4: 44.7 min)
• 1972, Olympic Games : Still in the lead after the fifth discipline, he did not finish the 110-meter hurdles after falling on the third hurdle and gave up injured.

Joachim Kirst belonged to the ASK Potsdam . In his competition time he was 1.90 m tall and weighed 93 kg.

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• Joachim Kirst in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )