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Torsten Voss (sometimes listed asThorsten Voss;German pronunciation:[ˈtɔʁstn̩ˈfɔs]ⓘ; born 24 March 1963 inGüstrow,Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a formerEast Germantrack and field athlete andbobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.
His biggest success was when he won the world title in thedecathlon at the 1987 World Championships inRome as a representative forEast Germany. He achieved a personal best score of 8680 points and was chosen as the East German sportsman of the year. In 1988 in the Seoul Summer Olympic Games he won the silver medal behind fellow East German,Christian Schenk.[1] His personal best of 8680 points ranks him sixth among German decathletes, behindLeo Neugebauer,Jürgen Hingsen,Uwe Freimuth,Siegfried Wentz andFrank Busemann.
He became East German champion in the decathlon in 1982, 1983, 1987 and last in 1990, representing the clubSC Traktor Schwerin.[2]
In 1994 Voss switched tobobsleigh and was a pusher forHarald Czudaj andWolfgang Hoppe. He won three medals in the four-man event at theFIBT World Championships with one silver (1997 withDirk Wiese) and two bronzes (1995 with Czudaj,1996 with Hoppe). Voss also finished eighth in the four-man event at the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano.
As a track and field athlete he was 1.86 meters tall and weighed 88 kilograms.
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