Dieter Baumann

Dieter Baumann ( born February 9, 1965 in Blaustein ) is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic champion. He is one of the most successful long-distance runner of the German sports history. Alone on a national level he won 40 league titles at distances of 1500 meters to 10,000 meters and cross-country running. His best performance over 5000 meters on August 13, 1997 Zurich (then European record ) is still the fastest time a runner not of African descent on this route.

Career

Dieter Baumann, the Bundeswehr sports promotion group Böblingen belonged between 1985 and 1989, started first for the sports club LG Alb Donau (1982-1986), later for VfL Waiblingen ( 1987-1990) and the TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen ( 1990-2000). Since 2001 he start for the LAV Stadtwerke Tübingen, he was its first chairman from March 2004 to 2007. At a size of 1.77 m, it had a competition weight of 62 kg.

In the 5000 -meter run, its purpose-built track, he won two Olympic medals: In the 1988 Games in Seoul, he ran to silver at the Games in Barcelona in 1992 he won after a sprint final, in which he the last 100 meters in 11.9 s lay back, the gold medal. In his Olympic victory, he was elected (before Paul Meier and Stephan clearance ) and Sportsman of the Year also for athletes of the year. This was followed by a victory at the European Championships in 1994 over 5000 meters, a second place at the European Championships in 1998 in the 10,000 meters and the victory at the World Cup 1998 on 3000 meters.

Dieter Baumann was always trained by his wife Isabelle ( born Hozang ). The couple has a daughter and a son.

Doping affair

At a doping test on 19 October 1999 and in a control sample on November 12 Baumann tested positive for the drug nandrolone. At trial before the German Athletics Association he was, based on findings of norandrostenedione in his toothpaste (hence this case is often referred to as toothpaste Affair ) and hair samples submitted acquitted of charges of doping with negative results on 13 July 2000. The IAAF does not recognize this acquittal of the National Association of, detained on 18 September 2000 to 21 January 2002, retroactively recognized him the national title over 5,000 m from. Baumann denies to this day knowingly taking the agent.

2004 processed the director Diethard Klantenlogin the events surrounding the doping scandal in a television movie: I want to run! The case Dieter Baumann.

The molecular biologist and doping critic Werner Franke explained in a 2006 interview with the magazine Der Spiegel that he considered the findings for a stop and Baumann so innocent, " Baumann has been very involved in the fight against doping. His toothpaste tubes were contaminated, proven as an old Stasi method. Baumann has rangelassen too many people in itself. "

End of career

After the lock he again took part in competitions and came at the 2002 European Championships once again in second place in the 10,000 meters. However, the transition to the marathon route failed him when he broke the Hamburg Marathon after 30 kilometers in 2002 and abandoned the race. In 2003, he won his third national title in the 10,000 meters and his eleventh over 5000 meters. However, since with increasing age became increasingly difficult for him to furnish the usual performance, he finished on 8 September 2003 after 22 years of his career in competitive sports.

Bests

• 800 m: 1:48,40 min, June 2, 1990, Rehlinger
• 1000 m: 2:20,90 min, May 26, 1989, Bochum Hall: 2:18,79 min, February 26, 1989, Sindelfingen

• Hall: 3:36,97 min, February 12, 1989, Stuttgart

• Hall: 3:58,46 min, February 5, 1988, Sindelfingen

• Hall: 5:02,49 min, February 14, 1993 Sindelfingen

• Hall: 7:37,51 min, February 12, 1995, Karlsruhe, Germany

After the performance sports

Baumann also takes part after his departure from the high-performance sports at running events. His half-marathon time from Nikolauslauf Tübingen 2005 ( 1:07:15 ) is found in the top list of the DLV again. On 28 October 2007, he finished in Frankfurt for the first time a marathon. By the time of 2:30:00 hours, he was fourth fastest German. Sponsors had awarded 1,000 euros for every minute under three hours. By further fundraisers came together, a total of 40,000 euros, which is used for the rehabilitation of Tübingen stadium and the runners - young talent in Hessen and Württemberg. In 2011 he competed in the 100-km Biel and came in 9:45:57 h at No. 98

By 2011, Baumann was active as a coach, among others Arne Gabius.

Except Sporting

Dieter Baumann, who trained as a photo lab technician from 1983 to 1984, has published several books:

• I run no afterwards. Kiepenheuer and Malevich, Cologne 1995, ISBN 3-462-02455-8 ( autobiography ).
• CV. German publishing house, Stuttgart / Munich 2002, ISBN 3-421-05628-5 ( an autobiographical account of the doping affair ); Earthscan, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-426-77668-5 ( updated and expanded to include two new chapters paperback edition ).
• Run with. The training book. German publishing house, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-421-05694-3 ( run - Advisor).
• Ongoing thoughts Klopfer & Meyer, 2009, ISBN 978-3-940086-35-8.

Since 1995 he has worked as a journalist as a columnist for the taz and the journal Runner 's World.

As part of the Freiburg Marathon 2009, he unveiled his Small Arts program " Grains - Currywurst - Kenya. A fluffy, light evening about running, life, power and pleasure. " More cabaret programs followed. 2012 Baumann performed with a theatrical version of Siegfried Lenz's novel, Bread and Circuses. In the written his own adaptation, he played five different roles.

The sports hall of Blaubeuren, longtime residence and neighboring town of his birthplace Blaustein, is named after Baumann.