Willi Holdorf
| File:Willi Holdorf 1964.jpg Willi Holdorf at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 February 1940 (age 84) Blomesche Wildnis, Germany[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Decathlon | |||||||||||
| Club | Bayer Leverkusen | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 7726 (1964) | |||||||||||
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Willi Holdorf (born 17 February 1940) is a retired West German athlete. In 1964 he won the first Olympic medal for Germany in decathlon and was named German Sportspersonality of the Year. In 1997 he became a member of the German Olympic Committee, and in 2011 inducted into the German Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
Holdorf was the German champion in 1961 and 1963 in decathlon, and in 1962 in the 200 m hurdles. He placed fifth in decathlon at the European Championships in 1962 and 1964. He was trained as a high-voltage electrician, but later worked as a sporting goods representative and a coach, both in athletics and football. He coached Olympic pole vaulter Claus Schiprowski, Reinhard Kuretzky and Günther Nickel, and later managed German Bundesliga side SC Fortuna Köln in football.[1][2][3]
Holdorf is the father of Dirk Holdorf, a former professional football player.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Willi Holdorf. Sports Reference
- ^ "Holdorf at the Hall of Fame of German Sports" (in German). hall-of-fame-sport.de. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Willi Holdorf – Ein wahrer König der Athleten" (in German). ndr.de. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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