Thomas Wessinghage
Wessinghage Thomas ( born February 22, 1952 in Hagen ) is a former German track and field athlete. In 1980 he switched to the still valid German record over 1500 meters ( 3:31,58 min) and was founded in 1982 in Athens, European champion in the 5000 meters.
His career as a middle and long distance runners stretched over 20 years. In 1981 he was Athlete of the Year, 1985, he was awarded the Rudolf Harbig Memorial Award.
Life
Wessinghage completed his medical degree in 1977 from the state exam. From 1996 to 2002 he was medical director and chief physician at the rehabilitation clinic Saar loop at Mettlach -Orscholz; from 2002 he was Medical Director of the Rehabilitation Clinic Damp, since 2008 he is the Medical Director of three clinics of the Medical Park AG Bad Wiessee. For the 2nd Homeopathy Congress 2011 in Karlsruhe, he took over the patronage .. He is also a professor at the German University of prevention and health management.
He was nominated four times for the German Olympic team and participated in 62 international fights. He 's a record -International of the German Athletics Federation. Because a fracture of Hagen in 1984 had to do without participating in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He latched on to 22 times the title of German Champion. The European Championship over 5000 meters, which he won in 1982, was his greatest success. In 1979 he won the World Cup over 1500 meters in Montreal, the 1975 European Cup over 1500 meters in Nice, in 1983 over 5000 meters in London. He scored German and European records, of which the German records ( 4:52,20 min ) still have over 1500 and 2000 meters stock.
In his marathon debut in Berlin in 1989 Wessinghage ran 2:26 h
Thomas Wessinghage had a competition weight of 71 kg at a height of 1.82 m.
Achievements
Thomas Wessinghage was 22 - times German champion, in particular the 1500 meters. However, he celebrated his biggest success over the 5000 meters. At the European Championships in 1982 in Athens, he won gold. Furthermore, among his greatest successes, the two participations in the Olympic Games. He went at the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 and four years later at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal at the start.
All achievements at a glance:
- 22 - time German champions
- 1972 Olympian
- 1975: European Indoor champion (1500 m)
- 1976: Olympic competitors
- 1977: World record with the German 4- times -1500- meter relay ( Wessinghage, Harald Hudak, Michael Lederer and Charles Fleschen ), valid until September 4, 2009
- 1979 World Cup winner (1500 m)
- 1980: European Indoor champion (1500 m)
- 1981 European Indoor champion (1500 m)
- 1982: European Indoor champion (1500 m)
- 1982: European Champion (5000 m)