Enrique Kistenmacher

Enrique Alberto Kistenmacher (* April 8, 1923, † March 1990) was an Argentine athlete who finished fourth in the decathlon at the 1948 Olympic Games.

Kistenmacher won his first international medals in the South American Championships in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro. In the long jump competition he achieved a jump of 7.07 meters, which he finished in third place at three centimeters behind the winner. Very much more clearly the result was in the decathlon: Kistenmacher won with 7011 points ahead of the Peruvian Eduardo Julve with 6460 points. With its achieved in the decathlon width of 7.20 meters Kistenmacher had also won the competition in the long jump.

At the 1948 Olympic Games in London, Kistenmacher qualified with 7.18 meters for the long jump final, finished there but with only 6.80 meters in tenth place. In the decathlon, he reached after two days of 6929 points corresponding to 6542 points according to the table in effect since 1985. During the American Bob Mathias won with 7139 points sure the Frenchman Ignace Heinrich totaled 6974 points, and the second American Floyd Simmons with 6950 points, just ahead Kistenmacher. With 10.9 seconds over 100 meters, 7.08 meters in the long jump and 50.5 seconds in the 400 -meter run Kistenmacher won three sub-disciplines.

His personal best in the long jump set Kistenmacher on in South America Championships 1949 in Lima, with 7,365 meters, he had 25 inches ahead of the Chilean Carlos Vera. In the decathlon, he reached 6853 points, down over 600 points ahead of the Uruguayan Hércules Azcune. One last major appearance was Kistenmacher in South America Championships 1952 in Buenos Aires, when he won the silver medal with the Argentine 4 x 100 - meter relay.

Kistenmacher had a competition weight of 75 kg at a height of 1.80 meters.