Siegfried "Siggi" Wentz (German pronunciation: [ˈzɪɡi vɛnt͡s] ; 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.
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Medal record
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Career
editWentz 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
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 20th | 7284 pts |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 8478 pts |
| 1984 | Olympic Games[2] | Los Angeles, United States | 3rd | 8412 pts |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 8676 pts |
| 1987 | Universiade | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 1st | 8348 pts |
| World Championship | Rome. Italy | 2nd | 8461 pts | |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 12th | 7810 pts |
Wentz represented USC Mainz sports club. During his active sport career he was 1.93 meters tall and weighed 93 kilograms.
Publications
edit- Altmaier, Doris; Wentz, Siegfried: Ernährung mit Spaß - Bewegung mit Maß (Nutrition with Fun - Movement with Measure), 2004, Fitness Advisor
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Siggi Wentz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
Full name: Siegfried Wentz
