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Thomas Wessinghage (born 22 February 1952 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcroft. Because he was already thirty at the time, and had been an international-level runner for a decade, this victory was a long-awaited one for him. He admitted that he decided to run the 5,000 metres instead of the 1,500 metres, because he lost to Ovett and Coe so often in the shorter distance. The fairly slow pace of the 1982 European Athletics Championships 5,000-metre final favoured Wessinghage, because he was in top form - having set a European record at 2,000 metres shortly before the Championships - and because he was the fastest 1,500-metre

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  • Thomas Wessinghage (* 22. února 1952, Hagen) je bývalý západoněmecký atlet, čtyřnásobný halový mistr Evropy v běhu na 1500 metrů a mistr Evropy v běhu na 5000 metrů. 17. srpna 1977 v Kolíně nad Rýnem byl členem , která časem 14:38,8 vytvořila nový světový rekord. Na rekordu se dále podíleli , a Karl Fleschen. Rekord překonalo až 4. září 2009 keňské kvarteto ve složení , , a , které zaběhlo v Bruselu čas 14:36,23. (cs)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (* 22. Februar 1952 in Hagen) ist ein deutscher Mediziner und ehemaliger Leichtathlet. Er stellte am 27. August 1980 in Koblenz den ältesten immer noch gültigen deutschen Rekord bei olympischen Laufdisziplinen der Männer über 1500 Meter (3:31,58 min) auf und wurde 1982 in Athen Europameister über 5000 Meter. Seine Karriere als Mittel- und Langstreckenläufer erstreckte sich über 20 Jahre. Im Jahre 1981 wurde er Leichtathlet des Jahres, 1985 erhielt er den Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis. Zeitweise war er mit der Mittelstreckenläuferin Ellen Wessinghage verheiratet. (de)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (República Federal Alemana, 22 de febrero de 1952) es un atleta alemán retirado especializado en la prueba de 5000 m, en la que ha conseguido ser campeón europeo en 1982.​​ (es)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (né le 22 février 1952 à Hagen) est un ancien athlète représentant l'Allemagne de l'Ouest spécialiste du fond et du demi-fond. (fr)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (born 22 February 1952 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcroft. Because he was already thirty at the time, and had been an international-level runner for a decade, this victory was a long-awaited one for him. He admitted that he decided to run the 5,000 metres instead of the 1,500 metres, because he lost to Ovett and Coe so often in the shorter distance. The fairly slow pace of the 1982 European Athletics Championships 5,000-metre final favoured Wessinghage, because he was in top form - having set a European record at 2,000 metres shortly before the Championships - and because he was the fastest 1,500-metre runner in the final, having run that distance in 3 minutes 31.6 seconds in 1980. Shortly after he started his final sprint with over 250 metres to go, Wessinghage moved into a decisive lead, stretching it into five metres by 4,800 metres and almost doubling it by 4,900 metres (see, for example, "The Thousand Stars of Athletics" / Yleisurheilun tuhat tähteä, written by Matti Hannus and published in Finland in 1983; Pat Butcher, The Perfect Distance: Ovett&Coe: The Record-Breaking Rivalry, London: Weidenfeld&Nicolson, 2004; "The Major Events of Top Sports Until 1982" / Huippu-urheilun suuret tapahtumat vuoteen 1982 asti, published in Finland in 1982; "The Great European Championships Book" / Suuri EM-kirja, published in Finland in 1990; see tommytempo1's video about the race's last two laps on YouTube with the search words "Thomas Wessinghage"). In 1980 he set a German record of 3:31.58 min over 1500 metres which still has not been broken. In the same race Steve Ovett from the UK set a world record of 3:31.36 min. He was married to former Olympian Ellen Tittel. Wessinghage missed a great chance of winning an Olympic medal that year because West Germany joined the United States-led boycott. He was unlucky also in the other Olympic years of his competitive career: he was eliminated in the 1,500-metre heats in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, and he got injured in a race before the 1984 Olympics (see Hannus, "The Thousand Stars of Athletics"; "The Big Olympic Book" / Suuri Olympiakirja, written and published by the "Runner" / Juoksija magazine's journalists and published in Finland in 1984). In the 1983 inaugural World Athletics Championships, he was among the favourites to win the 5,000-metre title, but for some reasonhe could not accelerate enough when it mattered the most - during the final lap - despite running at a steady rhythm earlier in the race. Accordingly, he dropped from third to sixth during the last lap, and lost to the winner, Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan, by almost four seconds (see, for example, "World Athletics Championships 1983" / Yleisurheilun MM-kisat 1983, written by the "Runner" / Juoksija magazine's journalists and published in Finland in 1983). His last major competitive race was in the 5,000-metre qualifying heats of the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart,West Germany. In that race, he failed to advance to the final (see, for example, "The Great European Championships Book" / Suuri EM-kirja, published in Finland in 1990). (en)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (Hagen, 22 febbraio 1952) è un ex mezzofondista tedesco. (it)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (Hagen, 22 februari 1952) is een voormalige Duitse atleet, die gespecialiseerd was in de 1500 m. Hij domineerde de Europese wedstrijden op deze afstand eind jaren zeventig, begin jaren tachtig. Bovendien leverde hij ook goede prestaties op de langere afstanden tot en met de 5000 m. Hij werd op de 1500 m viermaal Europees indoorkampioen en op de 5000 m eenmaal Europees outdoorkampioen en werd viermaal geselecteerd voor het Duitse olympische team, maar kon wegens de olympische boycot van West-Duitsland (1980) en een botbreuk (1984) niet aan die twee laatste Olympische Spelen deelnemen. Met zijn 62 internationale deelnames is hij recordhouder bij de Duitse atletiekbond. (nl)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (ur. 22 lutego 1952 w Hagen) – zachodnioniemiecki lekkoatleta specjalizujący się w biegach średnio i długodystansowych, uczestnik letnich igrzysk olimpijskich w Monachium (1972) i Montrealu (1976), wielokrotny medalista mistrzostw Europy. Autor książek o tematyce sportowej oraz medycznej i rehabilitacyjnej (m.in. "Skuteczne ćwiczenia doktora Wessinghage do wykonania w domu"). (pl)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 22 de fevereiro de 1952) é um antigo atleta alemão que nos anos setenta e oitenta defendeu as cores da Alemanha Ocidental em provas de meio-fundo e fundo. Foi Campeão Europeu de 5000 metros, em 1982, numa final onde derrotou o então recordista mundial . Em 1980 bateu o recorde alemão de 1500 metros, que vigora ainda hoje. (pt)
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  • Thomas Wessinghage (* 22. února 1952, Hagen) je bývalý západoněmecký atlet, čtyřnásobný halový mistr Evropy v běhu na 1500 metrů a mistr Evropy v běhu na 5000 metrů. 17. srpna 1977 v Kolíně nad Rýnem byl členem , která časem 14:38,8 vytvořila nový světový rekord. Na rekordu se dále podíleli , a Karl Fleschen. Rekord překonalo až 4. září 2009 keňské kvarteto ve složení , , a , které zaběhlo v Bruselu čas 14:36,23. (cs)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (* 22. Februar 1952 in Hagen) ist ein deutscher Mediziner und ehemaliger Leichtathlet. Er stellte am 27. August 1980 in Koblenz den ältesten immer noch gültigen deutschen Rekord bei olympischen Laufdisziplinen der Männer über 1500 Meter (3:31,58 min) auf und wurde 1982 in Athen Europameister über 5000 Meter. Seine Karriere als Mittel- und Langstreckenläufer erstreckte sich über 20 Jahre. Im Jahre 1981 wurde er Leichtathlet des Jahres, 1985 erhielt er den Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis. Zeitweise war er mit der Mittelstreckenläuferin Ellen Wessinghage verheiratet. (de)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (República Federal Alemana, 22 de febrero de 1952) es un atleta alemán retirado especializado en la prueba de 5000 m, en la que ha conseguido ser campeón europeo en 1982.​​ (es)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (né le 22 février 1952 à Hagen) est un ancien athlète représentant l'Allemagne de l'Ouest spécialiste du fond et du demi-fond. (fr)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (Hagen, 22 febbraio 1952) è un ex mezzofondista tedesco. (it)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (Hagen, 22 februari 1952) is een voormalige Duitse atleet, die gespecialiseerd was in de 1500 m. Hij domineerde de Europese wedstrijden op deze afstand eind jaren zeventig, begin jaren tachtig. Bovendien leverde hij ook goede prestaties op de langere afstanden tot en met de 5000 m. Hij werd op de 1500 m viermaal Europees indoorkampioen en op de 5000 m eenmaal Europees outdoorkampioen en werd viermaal geselecteerd voor het Duitse olympische team, maar kon wegens de olympische boycot van West-Duitsland (1980) en een botbreuk (1984) niet aan die twee laatste Olympische Spelen deelnemen. Met zijn 62 internationale deelnames is hij recordhouder bij de Duitse atletiekbond. (nl)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (ur. 22 lutego 1952 w Hagen) – zachodnioniemiecki lekkoatleta specjalizujący się w biegach średnio i długodystansowych, uczestnik letnich igrzysk olimpijskich w Monachium (1972) i Montrealu (1976), wielokrotny medalista mistrzostw Europy. Autor książek o tematyce sportowej oraz medycznej i rehabilitacyjnej (m.in. "Skuteczne ćwiczenia doktora Wessinghage do wykonania w domu"). (pl)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 22 de fevereiro de 1952) é um antigo atleta alemão que nos anos setenta e oitenta defendeu as cores da Alemanha Ocidental em provas de meio-fundo e fundo. Foi Campeão Europeu de 5000 metros, em 1982, numa final onde derrotou o então recordista mundial . Em 1980 bateu o recorde alemão de 1500 metros, que vigora ainda hoje. (pt)
  • Thomas Wessinghage (born 22 February 1952 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcroft. Because he was already thirty at the time, and had been an international-level runner for a decade, this victory was a long-awaited one for him. He admitted that he decided to run the 5,000 metres instead of the 1,500 metres, because he lost to Ovett and Coe so often in the shorter distance. The fairly slow pace of the 1982 European Athletics Championships 5,000-metre final favoured Wessinghage, because he was in top form - having set a European record at 2,000 metres shortly before the Championships - and because he was the fastest 1,500-metre (en)
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