Siegmar Lathan

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Siegmar Lathan's autograph photo
400 m hurdles in June 1978 in Dresden

Siegmar Lathan (born April 10, 1955 in Aschersleben ) is a former German sprinter in athletics from SC Dynamo Berlin .

Life

He started training in 1966 at SG Dynamo Aschersleben. It was Werner Tessmann who taught him the basics of hurdling technique and his further athletic development. In September 1969 he was delegated to SC Dynamo Berlin . He became a member of the People's Police , studied externally from 1976 to 1981 at the officers' school in Aschersleben and graduated as a "political scientist". After the end of his competitive sports career, he worked from 1980 to 1984 in the Presidium of the German People's Police as a sports officer. From May 1984 Lathan worked at the TZ Dynamo Brandenburger Tor as a swimming coach and from 1987 to 1989 studied external sports science at the Humboldt University in Berlin .

From 1979 to 1982 S. Lathan was married to the 400-meter runner (Olympic champion and world record holder) Christina Lathan (née Brehmer). During their marriage, their son Maik was born in 1981.

Athletic career

In 1969, Lathan began with the sprint chief trainer Gerhardt Schmolinsky with the 110-meter hurdles training. From 1971 he was taken over by Klaus-Peter Mikolajczyk and finally in 1974 he started training for the 400-meter run.

Siegmar Lathan was a noticeable figure during competition times. His coordination skills were particularly noticeable with a height of 1.98 m and 92 kg.

Sporting successes

1972
GDR indoor championships in Berlin: 4 × 1 round 1st place
Children and youth party of the GDR Berlin: 110 m hurdles 3rd place
Children's and youth party of the GDR Berlin: 4 × 400 m (3: 18.1 s GDR record) 1st place
1973
GDR indoor championships for juniors in Berlin: 4 × 2 rounds 1st place
GDR indoor championships for juniors in Berlin: 50 m hurdles 2nd place
GDR Junior Championships in Dresden: 110 m hurdles 3rd place
GDR championships for seniors in Senftenberg: 4 x 1 round 1st place
1974
GDR indoor championships for juniors in Senftenberg: 60 m hurdles 1st place
GDR indoor championships for juniors in Senftenberg: 4 × 1 round 1st place
GDR championships in Leipzig: 4 × 400 m 3rd place
Dynamo Spartakiade in Berlin: 110 m hurdles (13.8 s) 1st place
Dynamo Spartakiade in Berlin: 4 × 400 m 1st place
Dynamo Spartakiade in Berlin: 400 m 2nd place
1975
European Cup semifinals in Leipzig: men's team and 4 × 400 m 1st place
European Cup in Nice: men's team 1st place
International meeting in Potsdam: 400 m (45.9 s) 1st place
GDR championships in Erfurt: 400 m 2nd place
1976
International Algerian Championships in Algiers: 200 m 1st place
International Algerian Championships in Algiers: 400 m 2nd place
Znamensky Memorial in Sochi: 400 m 3rd place
GDR championships in Karl-Marx-Stadt: 400 m 3rd place
1977
GDR championships in Dresden: 400 m 3rd place
1978
Dynamo Spartakiade in Bucharest: 200 m 2nd place
Dynamo Spartakiade in Bucharest: 4 × 400 m 2nd place
Dynamo Spartakiade in Bucharest: 4 × 100 m 3rd place
"Golden Spikes" in Ostrava: 400 m 3rd place
1979
GDR championships in Karl-Marx-Stadt: 4 × 100 m 2nd place
1980
GDR championships in Cottbus: 4 × 100 m (40.07 s) 1st place

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ GDR indoor championships in athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
  2. ^ Athletics - German Championships - Halle (Relays - Men - Part 1). Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
  3. ^ Athletics - German Championships - Halle (Relays - Men - Part 1). Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
  4. ^ Athletics - German Championships - Halle (Relays - Men - Part 1). Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
  5. ^ Athletics - German Championships - Halle (Relays - Men - Part 1). Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Lathan, Siegmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sprinter in athletics from SC Dynamo Berlin
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Aschersleben