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Hans-Joachim Truppel in 1980 | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | (1951-03-24) 24 March 1951 (age 73) Kamsdorf, East Germany |
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Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Hans-Joachim Truppel (born 24 March 1951) is a German long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics where he finished in 11th place in a time of 2:14:55; like the winner Waldemar Cierpinski, he represented East Germany. The following year he won the Košice Peace Marathon in Czechoslovakia (today Slovak Republic) in a time of 2:16:58. His big early victory took place eight years earlier, in 1973 at the Dębno Marathon (Poland) which Truppel won in a time of 2:16:08. He set his P.R. of 2:11:56 in 1980.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hans-Joachim Truppel Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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