Herbert Wursthorn (born 22 June 1957 in
Würtingen) is a retired West German middle-distance runner who specialized in the
800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
.
He won the bronze medal at the
1980 European Indoor Championships in Athletics and the gold medal at the
1981 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Grenoble, a city in France, between 21–22 February 1981. It was the second time the championships were held in the city. The track used for the championships was 180 metres long.
Meda ...
. His personal best time was 1:46.75 minutes, achieved in 1980 in Warsaw.
Today Wursthorn works as a
psychologist.
1957 births
Living people
West German male middle-distance runners
20th-century German people
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