Joachim Kirst
East German decathlete
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Joachim Kirst (born 21 May 1947 in Neustadt/Harz) is a retired East German decathlete.[1] Kirst finished fifth at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, but did not finish the event during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1] He won the decathlon at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.[2]
After Kirst's career, he took up coaching and sports teaching in Germany.[1] He competed for the sports club ASK Potsdam during his active career.[3]
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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1966 | European Junior Championships | Odessa, Soviet Union | 3rd | |
1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 5th | |
1969 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | |
1971 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st |
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's decathlon
- 1934:
Hans-Heinrich Sievert (GER)
- 1938:
Olle Bexell (SWE)
- 1946:
Godtfred Holmvang (NOR)
- 1950:
Ignace Heinrich (FRA)
- 1954:
Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1958:
Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1962:
Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1966:
Werner von Moltke (FRG)
- 1969:
Joachim Kirst (GDR)
- 1971:
Joachim Kirst (GDR)
- 1974:
Ryszard Skowronek (POL)
- 1978:
Aleksandr Grebenyuk (URS)
- 1982:
Daley Thompson (GBR)
- 1986:
Daley Thompson (GBR)
- 1990:
Christian Plaziat (FRA)
- 1994:
Alain Blondel (FRA)
- 1998:
Erki Nool (EST)
- 2002:
Roman Šebrle (CZE)
- 2006:
Roman Šebrle (CZE)
- 2010:
Romain Barras (FRA)
- 2012:
Pascal Behrenbruch (GER)
- 2014:
Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)
- 2016:
Thomas van der Plaetsen (BEL)
- 2018:
Arthur Abele (GER)
- 2022:
Niklas Kaul (GER)
- 2024:
Johannes Erm (EST)
References
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