Jürgen Hingsen is a retired German decathlete, born on 25 January 1958. He represented West Germany and won several medals at international championships and Olympic Games in the 1980s. He held the decathlon world record in 1982 and again from 1983 to 1984. His rivalry with the British decathlete Daley Thompson proved one of the most exciting in athletics during the 1980s, and the two men pushed each other and the event's records through much of that decade.
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Decathlete Jürgen Hingsen won the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Games behind his eternal rival Daley Thompson whom he could never beat in competition.
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born 25 January 1958
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He represented West Germany, winning several medals at international championships and Olympic Games in the 1980s, and held the decathlon world record in 1982 and again from 1983 to 1984.
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