Klaus-Peter Nabein

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Klaus-Peter Nabein (born May 10, 1960 in Goldbach , Lower Franconia ; † October 12, 2009 in Veitsbronn , Middle Franconia ) was a German medium and long-distance runner who won two medals at European Indoor Championships for the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1980s.

Nabein started for DJK Aschaffenburg until 1978 , was with TSV Göggingen Augsburg in 1979, and from 1980 with LAC Quelle Fürth . In 1977 he took part in the obstacle course at the Junior European Championships, but fell in the finals and switched to the flat courses. In 1979 he won the 800-meter run at the European Junior Championships . After Nabein had already finished second behind Hans-Peter Ferner in 1979 at the German indoor championships over 800 meters, he first competed in international championships in the adult class in 1980. At the European Indoor Championships in Sindelfingen, he finished fourth over 800 meters, one second behind Herbert Wursthorn , who won bronze. 1982 Nabein won the German indoor championships over 800 meters. At the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Milan , he won the silver medal behind the Spaniard Antonio Páez .

In the next few years, Nabein mostly competed in the 1500 meter run . At the European Championships in 1986 in Stuttgart, he was eliminated in the preliminary stages. In 1987 he took second place behind Uwe Mönkemeyer at the German Indoor Championships , and at the European Indoor Championships in Liévin he won bronze behind Han Kulker and Jens-Peter Herold . In 1988 Nabein won the German Indoor Championships over 3000 meters , the following year he finished second behind Eckhardt Rüter over 1500 meters . After Nabein was eliminated at the European Indoor Championships in 1989 in the preliminary run over 1500 meters, he entered the Indoor World Championships in 1989 over 3000 meters, but was also eliminated in the preliminary run. After his victory over 3000 meters in 1990, Nabein had won three German indoor championship titles; in the open air three third places over 1500 meters were his best placings.

At the age of thirty, Nabein changed his direction and started cross-country and road running . In 1991 he won the German championship in cross-country running on the middle distance. In 1993 he won the Altötting Half Marathon and came in 49th place at the Half Marathon World Championships in Brussels . In 1994 he became German champion in the half marathon and finished 62nd at the World Half Marathon Championships in Oslo . In the same year, as sixth overall in the Frankfurt Marathon, he was German runner-up in the marathon . In 1995 he was tenth in the Hamburg marathon and third in the Frankfurt marathon, and in 1996 third in the Hanover marathon .

Klaus-Peter Nabein was 1.86 m tall and weighed 74 kg. The police officer, who won the 1500 meters at the European Police Championships in 1982 and 1986, was a member of the local council in his home town of Veitsbronn. He died of cancer at the age of 49.

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  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898-2005. 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 (published by Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft )

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