Hans-Joachim Walde

Hans-Joachim Walde (28 June 1942 – 18 April 2013) was a West German track and field athlete.[1] He competed in the decathlon at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964 and a silver in 1968.[2]

Hans-Joachim Walde
Walde (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born28 June 1942
Ober Gläsersdorf, Germany
Died18 April 2013 (aged 70)
Jever, Germany
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Decathlon
ClubUniversitätssportclub Mainz
Coached byFriedel Schirmer
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)8094 (1968)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing  West Germany
Silver medal – second place1968 Mexico CityDecathlon
Representing  Germany
Bronze medal – third place1964 TokyoDecathlon
Universiade
Representing  West Germany
Gold medal – first place1967 TokyoDecathlon

Walde won national decathlon titles in 1964 and 1969, and set a world record the heptathlon in 1970. For several years he was the athlete's speaker of the German National Team. After retiring from competitions Walde became an orthopedic surgeon. He first specialized in general traumas, but then switched to sports medicine, in particular to shoulder surgery. He was a member of the German Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSW) and director of sports medicine at Northwest Hospital in Frisian Sanderbusch, Lower Saxony. His son Hendrik also competed in decathlon.[2]

References

  1. "Höchstleistungen im Sport und in Medizin | NWZonline". Nwzonline.de. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  2. Hans-Joachim Walde. sports-reference.com


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