Hansjörg Kunze
German track and field athlete (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hansjörg Kunze (born 28 December 1959) is a German track and field athlete. He represented East Germany as a long distance runner.
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Quick Facts Medal record, Men's athletics ...
Kunze in 1987 | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing East Germany | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1988 Seoul | 5,000 m | |
World Championships | ||
1983 Helsinki | 10,000 m | |
1987 Rome | 10,000 m |
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His biggest success was the bronze medal in the 5,000 meter run at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. He represented Empor Rostock sport club.
He had a spectacular win on 9 September 1981 in Rieti, Italy, when he set a European record in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 13:10.40 and beat Kenyan Henry Rono who had dominated that season. With this win he also set himself apart from his longtime rival in East Germany, Werner Schildhauer.