Jens-Peter Herold
.jpg) Herold in 1987 | ||
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Representing  East Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1988 Seoul | 1500 m |
Jens-Peter Herold (born 2 June 1965 in Neuruppin) is a retired German middle-distance runner who participated in several international championships in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In the 1987 World Championships he came sixth over 1500 metres. The following year he won a bronze medal (finishing behind Peter Rono and Peter Elliott) at the Seoul Olympics and also ran a new German record for the mile run in 3:49.22 min. which is still unbroken (as of 2019).
In 1990 he won the European Championships double finishing first both indoor and outdoor over 1500 m. Herold was renowned for his finishing kick which secured him victories over potentially stronger competitors. However, in 1991 he lost an almost certain bronze medal at the World Championships in Tokyo on the finishing line. He was overtaken by his countryman Hauke Fuhlbrügge while Noureddine Morceli and Wilfred Kirochi won gold and silver.
In 1992 he came sixth in the Olympic final in Barcelona. In the same year he also set a new personal best of 3:32.77 minutes in Rieti. This result places him third on the German all-time performers list, behind Thomas Wessinghage and Harald Hudak.[1][2] Having qualified for the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart he injured himself in the heats.
He competed for the sports clubs ASK Vorwärts Potsdam, SC Neubrandenburg and SC Charlottenburg during his active career.
References
[edit]- ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jens-Peter Herold". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Jens-Peter Herold at World Athletics
- Jens-Peter Herold at Olympics.com
- Jens-Peter Herold at Olympedia
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- East German male middle-distance runners
- German male middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for East Germany
- Olympic athletes for Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Neuruppin
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- East German Athletics Championships winners