Georg Werthner
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| Born | 7 April 1956 Linz, Austria | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Decathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Dr. Georg Werthner (born 7 April 1956) is an Austrian decathlete. He is notable for being the first athlete to finish four Olympic decathlons. In the 1988 Summer Olympics, Daley Thompson crossed the finish-line a little more than 18 seconds after him to become the second athlete to do this.
Born in Linz, Werthner was the Austrian national champion in the decathlon 8 times (1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1988), along with being individual event champion in long jump (1977), triple jump (1977, 1979, 1980, and 1982), javelin throw (1979-1981, 1983, 1984, and 1988).[1] Running with his ULC Linz club, he was a member of their 1980 and 1981 winning 4 × 100 metres relay team, and their 1980 4 × 400 metres relay team. He is now part of their hall of fame, still holding club records for high jump, pole vault, javelin throw, pentathlon and decathlon.[2] He switched to the Zehnkampf-Union decathlon club in 1984.
Werthner is still active in Masters athletics and has won numerous World Masters Athletics Championships.[3][4]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Distance |
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| 1975 | Universiade | Rome, Italy | 5th | Decathlon |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 16th | Decathlon |
| 1979 | Universiade | Mexico City, Mexico | 6th | Decathlon |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 4th | Decathlon |
| 1981 | Universiade | Bucharest, Romania | 3rd | Decathlon |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | Decathlon |
| 1983 | Universiade | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | Decathlon |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 9th | Decathlon |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 21st | Decathlon |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Georg Werthner Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ "Home". ulc-linz.at.
- ↑ "2011 WMA World Track & Field Championships". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "2011 WMA World Track & Field Championships - Event 714 M55 Triple Jump". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Georg Werthner at World Athletics
- Georg Werthner at Olympics.com
- Georg Werthner at Olympedia
- Georg Werthner at InterSportStats
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