In the 1974 European Athletics Championships, he placed eighth in the 5,000-metre final, about fifteen seconds behind the winner, Great Britain's Brendan Foster.
He competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 5000 metres where he won the bronze medal.[1] he had run the second fastest 5,000 metres in the world in 1976, after New Zealand's Dick Quax, who won the silver medal in that closely fought and dramatic race. After running around the middle of the fourteen-man group, Hildenbrand took the lead shortly before 3,400 metres. He kept it until he voluntarily surrendered it to Finland's Lasse Virén at 3,900 metres. On the final back straight, he kicked furiously to draw level with New Zealand's Rodney Dixon at 4,800 metres. At the start of the final bend, he briefly drew level or almost level with Virén. On the second half of the final bend, Quax kicked past him to challenge Virén for the lead. Throughout the home straight, Hildenbrand fought Dixon for the bronze. In the final metres, he decided to ensure the bronze medal for himself by lunging across the finish line. This helped him defeat Dixon by 0.12 seconds.
klaus, peter, hildenbrand, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november, 2010, learn, when, remove, this, message,. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Klaus Peter Hildenbrand born 11 September 1952 in Dorrebach is a retired West German athlete who competed mainly in the 5000 metres Klaus Peter Hildenbrand Medal record Men s Athletics Representing West Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 5000 metres In the 1974 European Athletics Championships he placed eighth in the 5 000 metre final about fifteen seconds behind the winner Great Britain s Brendan Foster He competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal Quebec Canada in the 5000 metres where he won the bronze medal 1 he had run the second fastest 5 000 metres in the world in 1976 after New Zealand s Dick Quax who won the silver medal in that closely fought and dramatic race After running around the middle of the fourteen man group Hildenbrand took the lead shortly before 3 400 metres He kept it until he voluntarily surrendered it to Finland s Lasse Viren at 3 900 metres On the final back straight he kicked furiously to draw level with New Zealand s Rodney Dixon at 4 800 metres At the start of the final bend he briefly drew level or almost level with Viren On the second half of the final bend Quax kicked past him to challenge Viren for the lead Throughout the home straight Hildenbrand fought Dixon for the bronze In the final metres he decided to ensure the bronze medal for himself by lunging across the finish line This helped him defeat Dixon by 0 12 seconds References edit Olympic resultsFurther reading edit The Great European Championships Book Suuri EM kirja published in Finland in 1990 Antero Raevuori Lasse Viren The Gilded Spikes Lasse Viren Kullatut piikkarit published in Finland in 1976 Matti Hannus The Montreal Olympic Book Montrealin Olympiakirja published in Finland in 1976 Mauno Saari Lasse Viren The Secrets of Running Lasse Viren Juoksemisen salaisuudet published in Finland in 1979 nbsp nbsp This article about an athletics Olympic medalist for Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Klaus Peter Hildenbrand amp oldid 1194699606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
