Robert Ihly
Robert Ihly ( born May 5, 1963 in asbestos ) is a former German track and field athlete and Olympian.
Career
Until 1988 Ihly went to the Army Sports Club Alma- Ata. In February 1989 he moved as ethnic Germans to Germany and joined the LFV Schutter forest where from 1992 he started for the LG Offenburg. As early as 1989 Ihly won his first national title in the 50 km walk, 1990, he won both about 20 km and about 50 km. After the reunification Ihly got strong competition from walkers from the GDR as Axel Noack, Ronald Weigel and Hartwig Gauder, but was able to win with two exceptions, every year a national title and was in each case at the international season highlight it. His best results reach him at the World Championships, where he placed three times in the top eight athletes. To this end he managed a seventh place finish at the European Indoor Championships in 1992. At Olympic Games, an eleventh rank was 1992 on 20 km his best performance, according to 17th place in 1996, he joined the Sydney 2000 about 50 kilometers, but were on the go.
Ihly introduced in 1990 to several DLV records in the Track Walk, his last German record were 1996 3:52:46 h over 50,000 meters on the track. At a height of 1.75 m Ihlys competition weight was 65 kg. Ihly trained as a hydraulic engineer, in addition to his employment at a construction company Ihly than Baden Association coach of the walkers continue in Gehsport active.
Placements in international championships
Olympic games
World Championships
European Championships
German championship
- 20 km Road Walking: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
- 50 km Road Walking: 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999
- 5000 m Hall Walking: 1990, 1997
Bests
- 20 km Road Walking: 1:19:59 h (1992 )
- 50 km Road Walking: 3:49:22 h (1999)