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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.
Overview
Jürgen Hingsen (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈhɪŋsn̩] ; born 25 January 1958) is German retired decathlete. He represented West Germany, winning several medals at international championships and Olympic Games in the 1980s, and held the decathlon world record in 1982 and again from 1983 to 1984. His rivalry with British decathlete Daley Thompson proved one of the most exciting in athletics during the 1980s.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 200 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- athletics competitor / athlete / decathlete / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.