Waldemar Cierpinski – #6 All-time Marathon Athlete

Personal Stats

D.O.B: 08.03.50
N.O.C: East Germany
Height: N/A
Weight: N/A
Final Year of Competition: 1983
Years Top 10: 1

Personal Bests

Marathon: 2:09:55 (Canada 1976)

Formerly a Steeplechase runner, Cierpinski switched to the Marathon in the mid-70s and never looked back

Formerly a Steeplechase runner, Cierpinski switched to the Marathon in the mid-70s and never looked back – winning Marathon Gold in both the 1976 Montreal Olympics and again in Moscow 1980!!! 🥇🥇
The East German wasn’t done there, adding Bronze at the inaugural 1983 World Athletics Championships and now ranked 6th All-Time via HBM…👏