His greatest success came as he won the gold medal at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki. Wülbeck ran a time of 1:43.65 which remains the German record. In the 1500 metres his personal best time was 3:33.74 minutes, achieved in August 1980 in Koblenz. This result places him seventh on the German all-time performers list.[3]
Wülbeck won ten consecutive West German championships over 800 m (1974–1983), an unprecedented achievement.[4] He received multiple national awards, including the Silver Bay Leaf in 1980, the Rudolf Harbig Memorial Award in 1984, and the Sports Badge of North Rhine Westphalia in 1983. In 2002 he was an ambassador for the unsuccessful German 2012 Olympic bid.[1]
Wülbeck studied biology and sports and after retiring from competitions become a sports teacher. He later worked as a public relation consultant for a sporting goods enterprise and as a freelance sports journalist. He also founded a sports school and a public relations agency in Duisburg. From 1992 to 2006 he headed the athletics department at ASV Duisburg.[1]
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^ abcdEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
^ ["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.
^West German championships, men's 800 metres. sport-komplett.de
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willi, wülbeck, wilhelm, willi, wülbeck, born, december, 1954, retired, german, middle, distance, runner, competing, finished, fourth, 1976, summer, olympics, missed, 1980, moscow, olympics, west, german, boycott, could, participate, 1984, summer, olympics, be. Wilhelm Willi Wulbeck born 18 December 1954 is a retired German middle distance runner Competing in the 800 m he finished fourth at the 1976 Summer Olympics He missed the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to the West German boycott and could not participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics because of an injury He also finished eighth at the 1974 and 1982 European Championships 1 Willi WulbeckPersonal informationFull nameWilhelm WulbeckBorn18 December 1954 1954 12 18 age 68 Oberhausen West Germany 1 Height186 cm 6 ft 1 in Weight69 kg 152 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 800 m 1500 m mileClubSC Rot Weiss OberhausenSG Osterfeld OberhausenTV WattenscheidAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 800 m 1 43 65 1983 1500 m 3 33 74 1980 Mile 3 56 38 1979 2 Medal record Representing West GermanyWorld Championships1983 Helsinki 800 mIAAF World Cup1977 Dusseldorf 800 m1979 Montreal 800 mHis greatest success came as he won the gold medal at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki Wulbeck ran a time of 1 43 65 which remains the German record In the 1500 metres his personal best time was 3 33 74 minutes achieved in August 1980 in Koblenz This result places him seventh on the German all time performers list 3 Wulbeck won ten consecutive West German championships over 800 m 1974 1983 an unprecedented achievement 4 He received multiple national awards including the Silver Bay Leaf in 1980 the Rudolf Harbig Memorial Award in 1984 and the Sports Badge of North Rhine Westphalia in 1983 In 2002 he was an ambassador for the unsuccessful German 2012 Olympic bid 1 Wulbeck studied biology and sports and after retiring from competitions become a sports teacher He later worked as a public relation consultant for a sporting goods enterprise and as a freelance sports journalist He also founded a sports school and a public relations agency in Duisburg From 1992 to 2006 he headed the athletics department at ASV Duisburg 1 References edit a b c d Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Willi Wulbeck Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 4 December 2016 Willi Wulbeck trackfield brinkster net 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 West German championships men s 800 metres sport komplett deExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willi Wulbeck Willi Wulbeck at World Athletics nbsp Willi Wulbeck at the International Olympic Committee Willi Wulbeck at Olympedia nbsp This biographical article relating to West German athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willi Wulbeck amp oldid 1173483819, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
