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Sep 26, 2024 · East German Waldemar Cierpinski won the first of his consecutive Olympic marathon gold medals. Legendary hurdler Edwin Moses of the United States earned his first gold medal. The swimming was dominated by the American men and the East German women.
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5 days ago · East German Waldemar Cierpinski won the first of his consecutive Olympic marathon gold medals. Legendary hurdler Edwin Moses of the United States earned his first gold medal. The swimming was dominated by the American men and the East German women.
4 days ago · Waldemar Cierpinski of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) won his second consecutive marathon gold. Bärbel Wöckel, also of the GDR, winner of the 200 metres in Montreal, became the first woman to retain the title. Tatiana Kazankina (USSR) retained the 1,500m title that she had won in Montreal.
Sep 19, 2024 · Two have won back to back: Abebe Bikila (1960 & 1964) and Waldemar Cierpinski (1976 & 1980), with Cierpinski no doubt assisted by the East Germany doping system. Bikila won barefoot in Rome 1960 and wore Puma shoes in Tokyo in 1964.
Sep 22, 2024 · Erst verschwanden seine beiden olympischen Goldmedaillen im Publikum, dann gab Waldemar Cierpinski ein paar Tipps, wie man das Ziel des Chemnitz-Marathons 2025 erreichen kann.
4 days ago · East German athletes Waldemar Cierpinski, Hans-Georg Reimann and Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller at the Olympic Village Following an air show by the Canadian Forces Air Command 's Snowbirds aerobatic flight demonstration squadron in the sunny skies above the stadium, the ceremony officially began at 3:00 pm with a trumpet fanfare and the ...
Sep 26, 2024 · The 39-year-old Kipchoge was looking to become the first man to win the race three times. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila won it consecutively in 1960 and 1964 and Waldemar Cierpinski did the same in 1976 and 1980 representing then-East Germany.
