Ralf Salzmann
Ralf Salzmann 
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| birthday | 6th February 1955 (age 65) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Kassel , Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| size | 172 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| job | police officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| discipline | Long distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best performance | 28: 02.37 min (10,000 m) 2:10:10 h (marathon) |
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| society |
LG Frankfurt PSV Green-White Kassel |
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Ralf Salzmann (born February 6, 1955 in Kassel ) is a former German long-distance runner .
The policeman was German marathon champion five times in a row from 1980 to 1984 , he started for the LG Frankfurt . In 1984 he qualified with a course record that still exists today in the Bienwald Marathon for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , where he finished 18th in the marathon.
Athletic career
- 1980 German champion in the marathon in 2:16:22 h
- 1981 German champion in the marathon in 2:15:42 h
- 1982 German champion in the marathon in 2:18:45 h
- 1982 German champion in cross-country skiing on the long distance (10.7 km)
- 1983 German champion in the marathon in 2:15:17 h
- 1984 German champion in the marathon in 2:14:25 h
- 1984 18th place at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the marathon in 2:15:29 h
- 1986 fourth place in the marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart (2:11:41 h)
- 1988 personal best of 2:10:10 h in the Tokyo International Men's Marathon
- 1988 German champion in the 10,000 meter run in 29: 01.53 min
- 1988 23rd place at the Olympic Games in Seoul in the marathon in 2:16:54 h
With his performance achieved in 1980, Ralf Salzmann would have qualified for the Olympic Games in Moscow. However, he was denied participation due to the Olympic boycott. He is the seventh fastest German over the marathon distance (as of January 2017).
Others
Ralf Salzmann lives in Kassel today and still occasionally takes part in runs and celebrity races. Ralf Salzmann was appointed ambassador for this event for the new edition of the Kassel Marathon .
literature
- Manfred Steffny : marathon training. 15th, revised edition. Hermann Schmidt, Mainz 2001, ISBN 3-87439-455-7 .
Web links
- Ralf Salzmann in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Ralf Salzmann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Ralf Salzmann in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
swell
- ↑ M. Steffny, Marathon Training, p. 70
- ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 .
- ↑ "German champions over 10000 m" on http://www.gbrathletics.com
- ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
- ^ "Kassel Marathon" Ralf Salzmann's participation in the Olympic Games
- ^ "Kassel Marathon" Ralf Salzmann as ambassador
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Salzmann, Ralf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German long-distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |