Juan Carlos Dyrzka

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Juan Dyrzka

Juan Carlos Pablo Dyrzka (born March 24, 1941 in Buenos Aires ; † June 26, 2012 ) was an Argentine athlete whose national record in the 400-meter hurdles lasted 49 years.

Career

Dyrzka won the 400-meter hurdles at the Ibero-American Games in 1960 and 1962, and in 1962 he also finished second over 400 meters. Already in 1961 Dyrzka had won his first title in the 400 meter hurdles at the South American Championships, he also won this title in 1963 , 1969 and 1971 , in between he finished second in 1965 and 1967 . He won two more silver medals over 400 meters in 1961 and 1963, and in 1967 he won bronze over 110 meter hurdles. At the Pan American Games in 1963, he won the 400-meter hurdles in 50.32 seconds. He was then named Argentina's Sportsman of the Year 1963.

In 1964 Dyrzka took part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo on his three distances. Over 400 meters flat and over 110 meters hurdles he was eliminated in the preliminary run, over 400 meters hurdles he reached the semifinals. Four years later at the Olympic Games in 1968 at Mexico City he won the second prelim on October 13 in 49.82 seconds, in the semifinals he was eliminated with 49.86 seconds in fifth of his run and tenth overall. Over 400 meters, he improved his personal best in the quarter-finals to 46.85 seconds, but was eliminated.

The Argentine national record for the 400 meter hurdles set by Dyrzka was only broken 49 years later, on April 9, 2017, by Guillermo Ruggeri.

Dyrzka was 1.80 meters tall and had a competition weight of 77 kilograms.

Top performances

  • 400 meters: 46.85 seconds (1968)
  • 110 meter hurdles: 14.4 seconds (1962)
  • 400 meter hurdles: 49.82 seconds (1968)

Championship title

  • 400 meters: 1960, 1962, 1967
  • 110 meter hurdles: 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1969
  • 400 meter hurdles: 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1969

literature

  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Field Athletics . Berlin 1999, published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Olimpias de oro www.cpd.com.ar. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Guillermo Ruggeri, el hombre que rompió un récord eterno. April 20, 2017, Retrieved September 4, 2019 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ Argentine Championships
personal data
SURNAME Dyrzka, Juan Carlos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dyrzka, Juan Carlos Pablo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentine athlete
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Buenos Aires
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 2012