Thomas Wilking (born 2 January 1956) is a West German retired middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He later became a writer and editor-in-chief .
He finished sixth at the 1979 Summer Universiade, [1] and sixth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships. [2] He also competed at the 1982 and 1985 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final. [3] [4]
At the West German championships, Wilking competed during the long reign of Willi Wülbeck who won every national title from 1974 to 1983. Wilking managed to clinch a silver medal behind Wülbeck in 1979 as well as bronze medals in 1980 and 1981. At the West German indoor championships, however, Wilking won gold medals in 1980 and 1983, a silver in 1981 and bronze in 1978, 1982 and 1984. He represented the club OSC Dortmund , except for 1984 when he had joined VfL Kamen. [5] [6]
His personal best time was 1:46.76 minutes, achieved in June 1980 in Warsaw. [7]
He delivered the thesis Strukturen lokaler Nachrichten. Eine empirische Untersuchung von Text- und Bildberichterstattung, printed by K.G. Saur in 1990. [8] In 2006, Wilking became editor-in-chief of the trade magazine Buchreport , covering Germany's literary scene. [9] The trade magazine ceased publication on New Year of 2024 due to the December 2023 bankruptcy of its owner, the publishing house Harenberg Verlag . [10]
