.jpg) Herold in 1987 | ||
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Representing East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Seoul | 1500 m |
Jens-Peter Herold (born 2 June 1965 inNeuruppin) is a retired Germanmiddle-distance runner who participated in several international championships in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In the1987 World Championships he came sixth over1500 metres. The following year he won a bronze medal (finishing behindPeter Rono andPeter Elliott) at theSeoul Olympics and also ran a newGerman record for themile run in 3:49.22 min. which is still unbroken (as of 2019).
In 1990 he won the European Championships double finishing first bothindoor andoutdoor over 1500 m. Herold was renowned for his finishing kick which secured him victories over potentially stronger competitors. However, in 1991 he lost an almost certain bronze medal at theWorld Championships inTokyo by appearing to prematurely relax just before the finishing line and was overtaken by his countrymanHauke Fuhlbrügge.Noureddine Morceli andWilfred Kirochi won gold and silver in that race.
In 1992 he came sixth in theOlympic final inBarcelona. In the same year he also set a new personal best of 3:32.77 minutes inRieti. This result places him third on the German all-time performers list, behindThomas Wessinghage andHarald Hudak.[1][2] Having qualified for the1993 World Championships inStuttgart he injured himself in the heats.
He competed for the sports clubsASK Vorwärts Potsdam,SC Neubrandenburg andSC Charlottenburg during his active career.
European Athletics Championships champions in men's1500 metres | |
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