Kurt Bendlin
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Bendlin in 1968 | ||||||||||||
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Born | (1943-05-22)22 May 1943 Maßort, Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia, Germany (now Stalmierz, Poland) | |||||||||||
Died | 29 August 2024(2024-08-29) (aged 81) Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||
Club | Bayer Leverkusen | |||||||||||
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Personal best | 8234 (1967) | |||||||||||
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Kurt Bendlin (German pronunciation: [kʊʁt bɛntˈliːn] ⓘ; 22 May 1943 – 29 August 2024) was a West German decathlete. In 1967 he became the first German to set a world decathlon record in 34 years; he was voted German Sportsman of the Year, received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, and was cast in bronze by Arno Breker. Next year he won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1][2]
Bendlin won national decathlon titles in 1965, 1967, 1971, and 1974. He studied Physical Education at the German Sport University Cologne after his diploma he worked as a teacher of physical education. From 1979 to 2000 he was Head of company Sports of the Nixdorf Computer company. After 2000 he organized outdoor camps and training courses for managers, and in 1986 published a related book Fitness für Manager.[1]
Bendlin died on 29 August 2024, at the age of 81.[3]
References
- ^ a b Kurt Bendlin. sports-reference.com
- ^ Kurt Bendlin. Leverkusen who's who
- ^ Zeitung, Eßlinger Zeitung ONLINE-Das Nachrichtenportal für die Region Esslingen- Eßlinger. "Leichtathletik: Weltrekord und Bronze: Ex-Zehnkämpfer Bendlin ist tot - Esslinger Zeitung". www.esslinger-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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Preceded by Rudi Altig | German Sportsman of the Year 1967 | Succeeded by Franz Keller |
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Preceded by Russ Hodge | Men's decathlon world record holder 14 May 1967 – 11 December 1969 | Succeeded by Bill Toomey |
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- 1970: Rüdiger Demmig (GDR)
- 1971: Kurt Bendlin (FRG)
- 1972: Mykola Avilov (URS)
- 1973: Lennart Hedmark (SWE)
- 1974: Ryszard Skowronek (POL)
- 1975–1976: Bruce Jenner (USA)
- 1977: Aleksandr Grebenyuk (URS)
- 1978–1980: Guido Kratschmer (FRG)
- 1981: Rainer Pottel (GDR)
- 1982: Daley Thompson (GBR)
- 1983: Jürgen Hingsen (FRG)
- 1984: Daley Thompson (GBR)
- 1985: Torsten Voss (GDR)
- 1986: Daley Thompson (GBR)
- 1987: Torsten Voss (GDR)
- 1988: Christian Plaziat (FRA)
- 1989: Dave Johnson (USA)
- 1990: Christian Plaziat (FRA)
- 1991–1993: Dan O'Brien (USA)
- 1994: Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR)
- 1995–1996: Dan O'Brien (USA)
- 1997: Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)
- 1998: Dan O'Brien (USA)
- 1999–2000: Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)
- 2001–2004: Roman Šebrle (CZE)
- 2005–2006: Bryan Clay (USA)
- 2007: Roman Šebrle (CZE)
- 2008: Bryan Clay (USA)
- 2009: Trey Hardee (USA)
- 2010: Bryan Clay (USA)
- 2011–2013: Ashton Eaton (USA)
- 2014: Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)
- 2015–2016: Ashton Eaton (USA)
- 2017-2018: Kevin Mayer (FRA)
- 2019: Damian Warner (CAN)
- 2020: Kevin Mayer (FRA)
- 2021: Damian Warner (CAN)
- 2022: Garrett Scantling (USA)
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