Lothar Beckert

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Lothar Beckert (born July 26, 1931 in St. Michaelis ; † April 28, 2017 in Berlin-Buch ) was a German athlete from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) who took part in the Olympic Games in 1956 and 1960.

Beckert's first front placement in the GDR championships was sixth in the 3000 meter obstacle course in 1953. In 1955, he finished third in the 10,000 meter run behind Klaus Porbadnik and Heinrich Braun . On August 12, 1956, Beckert in Pieksämäki improved the GDR marathon record set by Kurt Hartung in July 1956 by over five minutes to 2:21:44 h. The two German states sent a team to the 1956 Olympic Games . For marathon occurred at three East German runners, Lothar Beckert reached number 19, Kurt Hartung 28th and Klaus Porbadnik gave up.

At the European Championships in Stockholm in 1958 , Jürgen Wedeking from the FRG and Lothar Beckert from the GDR started the marathon in the joint team. Beckert finished fifth in 2:22:11 h, just under a minute behind bronze, while Wedeking came in ninth. Also in 1958, Lothar Beckert won his only GDR championship title in a marathon in an individual competition.

In 1960 Günter Havenstein won the GDR marathon championships , Beckert took third place. Three GDR runners again qualified for the team at the Olympic Games in Rome in the marathon . Bruno Bartholome finished in 28th place, Lothar Beckert reached the finish line in 56th place one minute ahead of Havenstein.

The 1.71 m tall Lothar Beckert started for the ASK Vorwärts Berlin . In addition to his career as an officer at the Army Sports Club, he studied education.

literature

  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft p. 64f
  • Klaus Amrhein: Additions, corrections and new additions to the Biographical Handbook 1998–2005 . in DGLD Bulletin 78 of July 1, 2017
  • Fritz Steinmetz and Manfred Grieser : German records. Development from 1898 to 1991. Kassel 1992

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personal data
SURNAME Beckert, Lothar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Michaelis
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 2017
Place of death Berlin book