Hans-Jürgen Bombach (born 11 August 1945, in Wehrsdorf) is a former sprinter who specialized in the 100 and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

. He represented

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and competed for the club

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. On 20 July 1973 he established a new European record in 100 metres with 10.0 seconds in

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. The next day he ran the 200 m on the same track and set a new East German record of 20.2 seconds.

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1945 births Living people People from Bautzen (district) East German male sprinters Athletes from Saxony Olympic athletes for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists East German Athletics Championships winners {{East Germany-athletics-bio-stub