Siegfried Wentz Explained

Siegfried Wentz
Birth Date:7 March 1960
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Siegfried "Siggi" Wentz (pronounced as /de/; born 7 March 1960) is a German former track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon. He is the 1984 Olympic bronze medallist, and a two-time World Championship medallist.

Career

Wentz was born in Rothenbach. In the 1980s and until 1990 he represented West Germany and belonged to the world elite in the decathlon. His most notable result was winning the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. At that event he scored 8412 points, his results for each of the events were 10.99s - 7.11m - 15.87m - 2.09m - 47.78s - 14.35s - 46.60m - 4.50m - 67.68m - 4:33.96 min.

His personal best result of 8762 points in Filderstadt-Bernhausen on 5 June 1983, placed him third on the world all-time list at that time behind Jürgen Hingsen and Daley Thompson, and still ranks him 14th on the all-time list (as of 2018). It ranks him third among German decathletes, only behind Hingsen and Uwe Freimuth.[1]

After his career in sports, Wentz became a doctor, eventually rising to chief doctor at the Schlüsselbad clinic in Bad Peterstal (Black Forest).

International competitions

1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece20th 7284 pts
1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland3rd8478 pts
1984Olympic Games[2] Los Angeles, United States3rd8412 pts
1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany3rd8676 pts
1987UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslaviabgcolor=gold1st8348 pts
World ChampionshipRome. Italybgcolor=silver2nd 8461 pts
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia12th 7810 pts

Wentz represented USC Mainz sports club. During his active sport career he was 1.93 meters tall and weighed 93 kilograms.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik . "Eternal" list of the best in German athletics . leichtathletik.de . de . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070704081712/http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf . 4 July 2007.
  2. Siggi Wentz . Full name: Siegfried Wentz.