Manfred Hinze

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In 1960 Manfred Hinze finished second at the GDR championships in the triple jump

Manfred Hinze (born January 8, 1933 in Greifenhagen , then German Empire ) is a former track and field athlete who competed for the German Democratic Republic (GDR). At the Olympic Games in 1964 , he finished sixth in the triple jump . In 1959, Hinze was the first German triple jumper to jump over 16 meters.

Manfred Hinze started out as a sprinter, in 1955 he finished second behind Horst Schulz in the GDR championships in the 200-meter run , and in 1956 he finished third. In 1958, Hinze competed in the GDR championships for the first time in the triple jump and immediately came third. At the European Championships in Stockholm in 1958 , Hinze qualified with 15.08 m, but was eliminated in the preliminary fight with 14.26 m. In 1959 Hinze won his first GDR championship title with 16.04 m, thus improving the GDR record by 52 centimeters and the all-German record by 45 centimeters. It was not until 1963 that his record was exceeded by Hans-Jürgen Rückborn . In 1960 he lost to Karl Thierfelder at the GDR championships . At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 he jumped 15.93 m in the preliminary fight and was eliminated in seventh place, only from 1968 onwards did the top eight of the preliminary fight make the last three attempts.

In 1961 Hans-Jürgen Rückborn won the GDR championship ahead of Hinze, then in 1962 Hinze won again. At the European Championships in Belgrade in 1962 , Hinze was the third-best jumper in the qualification with 15.79 m, in the preliminary fight he couldn't cope with the run-up at all and was eliminated in twelfth place with 13.67 m. In 1963 he finished second behind Rückborn at the GDR championships, and in 1964 he was third. The champion was Klaus Neumann , who had beaten Hinze in the first GDR indoor championships the previous winter. In the qualification for the all-German team for the Olympic Games in Tokyo Neumann could not prevail, in addition to the experienced Rückborn and Hinze, Günter Krivec , the young West German runner-up, had surprisingly jumped into the Olympic team. Rückborn and Hinze, who jumped 16.23 m in qualification, reached the preliminary fight in Tokyo. In the final, Hinze jumped 16.15 m and thus finished sixth, Rückborn came eighth.

At the indoor championships in 1965 Hinze jumped 15.95 m and won the title from Rückborn and Neumann. This was followed by third places at the GDR championships in 1965 and the indoor championships in 1966. Hinze's sporting career ended with a fifth place at the GDR championships in 1966.

Manfred Hinze joined SC Empor Rostock in 1956 , before he was with Wiss. Greifswald. With a height of 1.72 m, his competition weight was 70 kg. Hinze first learned to be a sports teacher, but then went on to study medicine. From 1964 he is in the results lists as Dr. Hinze recorded.

Top performances

  • 100-meter run: 10.6 s 1958
  • 200-meter run: 21.5 s 1955
  • Triple jump: 16.25 m 1964

literature

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

Web links

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