René Herms
René Herms (born July 17, 1982 in Dohna ; † January 9, 2009 in Lohmen ) was a German athlete and Olympian. From 2003 to 2006 he was the best German 800 meter runner .
Life
Herms attended the Johann-Gottfried-Herder-Gymnasium in Pirna . Herms started with handball before switching to athletics in 1997. From the beginning, Klaus Müller took him under his wing at LSV Pirna . First Herms was a sprinter, then a 400-meter runner . In 2001 he switched to the 800 meter distance. From then on he trained with Wolfram Müller . He became German champion and European youth champion straight away. In 2002 he then moved to LG Asics Pirna , which emerged from LSV Pirna . Herms started working for the LG Braunschweig on January 1, 2007 .
In October 2004 Herms married the physiotherapist Stefanie Lorenz. He was found dead in his home on January 10, 2009. In the autopsy, sudden cardiac death as a result of virus-induced myocarditis was found to be the cause of death. The burial of the urn took place on January 26th, 2009 in Pirna .
successes
- 1999: 2nd German Youth Championships (male youth A - 300 m)
- 2000: 2nd Junior World Championships (4 × 400 m)
- 2001: German youth indoor champion (800 m), German youth champion (male youth A - 800 m), German junior champion (800 m), German champion (800 m), junior European champion (800 m)
- 2002: German indoor champion (800 m), German champion (800 m), 7th European championships (800 m)
- 2003: German indoor champion (800 m), German champion (800 m), European Cup winner (800 m), U23 European champion (800 m), 12th World Championships (800 m)
- 2004: German indoor champion (800 m), 2nd indoor European cup (800 m), German relay champion (3 × 1000 m), German champion (800 m), 2nd European cup (800 m), participation in the Olympic Games (800 m - eliminated in the semifinals)
- 2005: German indoor champion (800 m), German champion (800 m), participation in world championships (800 m - eliminated in semifinals)
- 2006: German indoor champion (800 m), German champion (800 m), participation in European championships (800 m - eliminated in the preliminary stages)
- 2007: German indoor champion (800 m), 2nd place German championships (800 m)
- 2008: 2nd place German Championships (800 m)
Personal best
- 200 meters : 21.50 s, 2003
- 400 meters : 47.51 s, June 16, 2002 in Mannheim , Germany
- 800 meters : 1: 44.14 min, August 8, 2004 in Munich , Germany
- 1000 meters: 2: 19.43 min, September 1, 2004 in Sondershausen , Germany
- 1000 meters (as part of the 3 x 1000 meter relay): 2: 18.96 min, 2004
- 1500 meters : 3: 51.25 min, September 10, 2004 in Königs Wusterhausen , Germany
- 10 km road run: 31:18 min, March 19, 2005, Dresden City Run
Web links
- Portrait at Leichtathletik.de
- René Herms in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Moving farewell to René Herms, mdr.de ( Memento from January 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- René Herms in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ René Herms, 800 m runner, found dead. Police are investigating in all directions. In: FAZ.NET. January 11, 2009, accessed May 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Athlete Herms: Death from inflamed heart muscle. In: Der Spiegel . January 23, 2009, accessed May 8, 2014 .
- ↑ eliterunning.de City Run Dresden - March 19, 2005
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herms, René |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German middle-distance runner and Olympic participant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th July 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dohna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 2009 |
| Place of death | Wages |