Manfred Kuschmann
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 German Democratic Republic
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| gold | 1974 Rome | 10,000 m |
| silver | 1974 Rome | 5000 m |
Manfred Klaus Kuschmann (born July 25, 1950 in Coswig ; † February 13, 2002 in Halle an der Saale ) was a German long-distance runner and European champion.
Athletic career
Manfred Kuschmann started for the SC Chemie Halle and trained with Walter Schmidt. When he competed, he was 1.76 m tall and weighed 61 kg.
Kuschmann started for the German Democratic Republic (GDR) at the European Athletics Championships in Rome in 1974 and became European champion in the 10,000 meter run (28: 25.8 min) and second in the 5000 meter run (13: 24.0 min ). In 1974 and 1975 he was GDR champion in the 5000 meter run, 1974 GDR champion in the 10,000 meter run, 1971 GDR champion in cross country (long distance). In 1973 he started in the Košice Peace Marathon (2:23:08 h). In 1974 he set a GDR record in the 25 km run (1:17:14 h, November 10, 1974 in Eilenburg ). At the European Athletics Cup , he finished second in the 5000 meter run in 1973 and third in 1975. For the 1976 Olympic Games and the 1978 European Championships , he could not qualify. In 1981 he won the Rennsteig run on the marathon course .
In 1974 Manfred Kuschmann was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze.
Life
Manfred Kuschmann first became a machining specialist and master, later he was a trainer at SC Chemie Halle . After the end of the GDR, he worked at the regulatory office in Halle an der Saale . In 1995 he got stomach cancer . In 2000, despite his illness, he started the Halle city run (forerunner of the Central German Marathon ).
On the morning of February 13, 2002, Manfred Kuschmann died after years of cancer in the hospice at the St. Elisabeth Hospital in Halle an der Saale . At the funeral in the cemetery of his birthplace Coswig among other things, the two-time Olympic champion took part in hundreds of people, Waldemar Cierpinski and sports commentator Heinz Florian Oertel .
literature
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , November 30, 1974, p. 2
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| SURNAME | Kuschmann, Manfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kuschmann, Manfred Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German long-distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coswig (Anhalt) , Saxony-Anhalt |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 2002 |
| Place of death | Halle (Saale) , Saxony-Anhalt |