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Willi Holdorf

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Sport
  
Decathlon

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Club
  
Bayer Leverkusen

Height
  
1.82 m

Personal best(s)
  
7726 (1964)

Weight
  
90 kg

Name
  
Willi Holdorf


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Born
  
17 February 1940 (age 84) (
1940-02-17
)
Blomesche Wildnis, Germany

Olympic medals
  
Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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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.

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Willi Holdorf Guests 100 Years Olympic Decathlon 1912 2012

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.

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Holdorf is the father of Dirk Holdorf, a former professional football player.

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Willi Holdorf Olympisches Drama in Tokio Als sich Willi Holdorf zu Gold

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References

Willi Holdorf Wikipedia