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Born on January 25, 1958, Jürgen Hingsen is from Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Jürgen Hingsen is an athletics competitor, athlete and decathlete. That works out to 68 years old in 2026. The listed height is 200 cm.
My Take
Decathletes are the athletes I admire most, two days of running, jumping and throwing demands a near-insane completeness. Jürgen Hingsen, the towering 200 cm German from Duisburg, held the world record in 1982 and again in 1983-84, yet you cannot tell his story without Daley Thompson. Their rivalry was one of the great duels of 1980s track, trading records and never quite letting the other rest. That he later turned to acting only adds to the texture. I see Hingsen as a profoundly human champion, brilliant, relentless, and forever shadowed by the man who kept beating him at the line.
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- Name (English)
- Jürgen Hingsen
- Name (Japanese)
- ユルゲン・ヒングゼン
- Reading
- ゆるげん・ひんぐぜん
- Born
- January 25, 1958 (age 68)
- Origin
- Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Height
- 200 cm
- Occupation
- athletics competitor / athlete / decathlete / actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jürgen Hingsen born?
Born January 25, 1958 (age 68).
Where is Jürgen Hingsen from?
Jürgen Hingsen is from Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
What does Jürgen Hingsen do?
Jürgen Hingsen works as athletics competitor, athlete, decathlete, actor.
How tall is Jürgen Hingsen?
Jürgen Hingsen is 200 cm.
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