Information about Waldemar Cierpinski
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Competitor for ){kind=small} East Germany
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| Gold | 1976 Montreal | Marathon | |
| Gold | 1980 Moscow | Marathon | |
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| Bronze | 1983 Helsinki | Marathon | |
Waldemar Cierpinski (born August 3, 1950) is a former East German athlete and two time Olympic Champion in the marathon.
Career
Born in Neugattersleben (Saxony-Anhalt, former East Germany), Waldemar Cierpinski was originally a successful steeplechase runner but decided to switch to the marathon in 1974.He was virtually unknown when he entered the 1976 Olympic marathon. He ran with the lead pack until Frank Shorter of the United States broke free after the 25 km mark. Cierpinski chased Shorter down then took the lead, winning the race by 51 seconds.
Cierpinski finished in fourth place at the 1978 European Championships. In the 1980 Summer Olympics, Cierpinski ran wisely and didn't match the suicidal pace the leaders had set. He caught up to the leaders at the 36 km mark and soon led by a healthy margin. Although Gerard Nijboer from the Netherlands narrowed the gap in the last kilometre, Cierpinski sprinted the last 200 m to win his second Olympic gold and duplicate the feat of legendary Ethiopian Abebe Bikila of winning two Olympic marathons.
Cierpinski finished third in the marathon in the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. He was denied a chance of an unprecedented third Olympic marathon win by the Eastern Bloc boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
In Track & Field News World Rankings, Cierpinski was ranked first in the marathon in 1976 and 1980 and eighth in 1978 and 1983.
Waldemar Cierpinski is now a member of the German Olympic Committee.
Drug Allegations
It is now well known that East Germany operated a state-sponsored system of providing performance-enhancing drugs to as many as 10,000 athletes from about 1968 to 1988.Cierpinski was allegedly code number 62 in the East German track and field research files uncovered in Leipzig in 1997 . 1976 silver medallist Frank Shorter believes Cierpinski cheated and is seeking to be awarded a gold medal. .
| Olympic champions in men's marathon |
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| 1896: Spiridon Louis | 1900: Michel Thato | 1904: Thomas J. Hicks | 1906: William Sherring | 1908: Johnny Hayes | 1912: Kenneth McArthur | 1920: Hannes Kolehmainen | 1924: Albin Stenroos | 1928: Boughera El Ouafi | 1932: Juan Carlos Zabala | 1936: Sohn Kee-chung | 1948: Delfo Cabrera | 1952: Emil Ztopek | 1956: Alain Mimoun | 1960: Abebe Bikila | 1964: Abebe Bikila | 1968: Mamo Wolde | 1972: Frank Shorter | 1976: Waldemar Cierpinski | 1980: Waldemar Cierpinski | 1984: Carlos Lopes | 1988: Gelindo Bordin | 1992: Hwang Young-Cho | 1996: Josia Thugwane | 2000: Gezahegne Abera | 2004: Stefano Baldini |
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| Preceded by Roland Matthes | East German Sportsman of the Year 1976 | Succeeded by Rolf Beilschmidt |
| Preceded by Bernd Drogan | East German Sportsman of the Year 1980 | Succeeded by Lothar Thoms |
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| Preceded by Bill Rodgers | Men's Fastest Marathon Race 1977 | Succeeded by Bill Rodgers |
German Democratic Republic (GDR; German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR; commonly and informally known in English as East Germany
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The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. These are the summer Olympic Games organized by the International Olympic Committee.
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The official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, held on Saturday July 31, 1976. The race started on 17.30h local time. A total number of sixty athletes completed the race, with Lucio Guachalla from Bolivia finishing in last position in
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1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. Another candidate in the bid to organize the Olympics was Los Angeles.
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Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow) between July 24 and August 1.
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Sport Athletics
Founded 1983
No. of teams 203 (2007)
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Most recent champion(s) Last winners lists The World Championships in Athletics
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Founded 1983
No. of teams 203 (2007)
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Most recent champion(s) Last winners lists The World Championships in Athletics
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The official results of the Men's Marathon at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, held on Sunday August 14, 1983.
RANK ATHLETE TIME
Robert de Castella (AUS) 2:10:03
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Robert de Castella (AUS) 2:10:03
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marathon is a long-distance running event of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles 385 yards) that can be run either as a road race or off-road (for example, on mountain trails).
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Neugattersleben is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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Men's Athletics
Gold 1972 Munich Marathon
Silver 1976 Montréal Marathon
Frank Shorter (born October 31, 1947) is an American distance runner and winner of the marathon race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Men's Athletics
Gold 1972 Munich Marathon
Silver 1976 Montréal Marathon
Frank Shorter (born October 31, 1947) is an American distance runner and winner of the marathon race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. Another candidate in the bid to organize the Olympics was Los Angeles.
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Competitor for Netherlands
Men’s Athletics
Olympic Games
Silver 1980 Moscow Marathon
Gerard Nijboer (born 18 August, 1955 in Hasselt) was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.
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Men’s Athletics
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Silver 1980 Moscow Marathon
Gerard Nijboer (born 18 August, 1955 in Hasselt) was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.
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Abebe Bikila
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Gold 1960 Rome Marathon
Gold 1964 Tokyo Marathon
Abebe Bikila (August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia.
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Abebe Bikila
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Gold 1960 Rome Marathon
Gold 1964 Tokyo Marathon
Abebe Bikila (August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia.
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The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14.
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Eastern Bloc (or Soviet Bloc) was used to refer to the Soviet Union and its allies in Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and—until the early 1960s—Albania).
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1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Los Angeles was selected on May 18 1978 on the 80th IOC session at Athens, Greece, without voting, because it was the only city to bid to
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