Perlach tower run
The Perlach Tower run is the oldest sprint race and at the same time the most popular and most famous stair run in Germany . It takes place every year on October 3rd at the Perlach Tower in the center of Augsburg .
history
The idea for the Perlach tower came to the geography teacher Hermann Volkmann in 1989 on the occasion of the 1000th birthday of the original Perlach tower. Since then, it has been determined every year on October 3rd who can storm the sixth tallest building in Augsburg the fastest. The TG Viktoria Augsburg has been responsible for the organization ever since .
Technical specifications
The stairs of the actual Perlach Tower have 258 steps. Since the competition starts a few meters in front of the tower, three more steps must be added. Thus the athletes have to overcome 261 steps. The tower has a height of 70 meters, the viewing platform as the destination is reached after about 60 meters. The existing side railing can be used for support. The athletes start individually every two minutes.
Course records
- Women: 64.05 seconds (Kerstin Harbich, 2001)
- Men: 47.28 seconds (Roland Wegner, 2005)
Previous overall winner
- 1989: Markus Frey, 59.39 seconds
- 1990: Alexander Rampf, 52.14 seconds
- 1991: Toni Guhm, 53.4 seconds
- 1992: Alexander Rampf, 52.39 seconds
- 1993: Wilfried Hegen, 53.31 seconds
- 1994: Alexander Rampf, 53.11 seconds
- 1995: Alexander Rampf, 51.09 seconds
- 1996: Thomas Janota, 48.26 seconds (German champion 400 m hurdles, A-youth, 1996)
- 1997: Andreas König, 54.36 seconds
- 1998: Thomas Janota, 49.22 seconds
- 1999: Peter Matzek, 55.01 seconds
- 2000: Charly Müller, 51.72 seconds
- 2001: Charly Müller, 53.39 seconds
- 2002: Roland Wegner, 55.39 seconds
- 2003: Roland Wegner, 51.39 seconds
- 2004: Roland Wegner, 48.81 seconds
- 2005: Roland Wegner, 47.28 seconds
- 2006: Roland Wegner, 48.86 seconds (World Champion 100 m backwards, 2006)
- 2007: Andreas Gorol, 50.00 seconds
- 2008: Roland Wegner, 49.29 seconds
- 2009: Roland Wegner, 47.86 seconds
- 2010: Roland Wegner, 51.91 seconds
- 2011: Roland Wegner, 50.01 seconds
- 2012: Roland Wegner, 51.68 seconds (German champion 400 m, AG 35, 2012)
- 2013: Philipp Eichner, 52.17 seconds
- 2014: Philipp Eichner, 51.11 seconds
- 2015: Thomas Franz, 53.81 seconds
- 2016: Thomas Franz, 53.79 seconds