Jürgen Hingsen (; 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.
Biography The tall athlete came second in the Olympic decathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles just behind Daley Thompson. Also in 1984, Hingsen set his personal best in the decathlon at 8832 points – then a world record, and the German record until 2023.
During the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Hingsen made three false starts in the 100 metre sprint, and he was disqualified from that event – and effectively eliminated from that decathlon competition.
Personal bests Event Performance Location Date Points Decathlon 8,730 points Stuttgart August 28, 1986 8,730 points 100 metres 10.91 Los Angeles August 8, 1984 919 points Long jump Munich July 25, 1982 1,146 points Shot put Filderstadt June 14, 1986 917 points High jump Ulm August 14, 1982 1,046 points 400 metres 47.65 Ulm August 14, 1982 1,003 points 110 metres hurdles 14.07 Mannheim June 9, 1984 1,053 points Discus throw Los Angeles August 9, 1984 892 points Pole vault Helsinki August 13, 1983 967 points Javelin throw Stuttgart August 28, 1986 880 points 1500 metres 4:15.13 Ulm August 15, 1982 685 points Virtual Best Performance 9,508 points
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