Joachim Kirst

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Joachim Kirst in 1972

Joachim Kirst (born 21 May 1947 in Neustadt/Harz) is a retired East German decathlete. [1] Kirst finished fifth at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, but did not finish the event during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. [1] He won the decathlon at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki. [2]

After Kirst's career, he took up coaching and sports teaching in Germany. [1] He competed for the sports club ASK Potsdam during his active career. [3]

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultExtra
1966European Junior Championships Odessa, Soviet Union 3rd
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 5th
1969 European Championships Athens, Greece 1st
1971 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Joachim Kirst". Olympics.
  2. ↑ "Deutschland hat einen Zehnkampf-König". Welt (in German). 29 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "IMAGO". www.imago-images.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.


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