Hans – Joachim Truppel
VICTORY AT THE SEVENTH ATTEMPT
He was a construction engineer by profession. In 1976 he achieved a time of 2h13m44s in qualification, but even that was not good enough for the Olympics. Four years later he had improved to 2h11m56s. He took the victory in the KPM when taking part for the seventh time. He took part in the KPM for the last time in 1982, finishing in 5th place with a time of 2h19m28s.
| Name: |
Hans – Joachim Truppel |
| Born: |
24.3.1951 |
| Nationality: |
GDR |
| Club affiliation: |
SC Motor Jena |
| Personal record: |
2:11:56 1980 |
| Košice (MMM): |
1971 | 16th place | 2:29:44
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| 1972 | 21st place | 2:28:26
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| 1973 | 2nd place | 2:20:44
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| 1974 | 2nd place | 2:20:14
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| 1975 | 8th. place | 2:17:39
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| 1977 | 8th place | 2:17:53
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| 1981 | winner | 2:16:58
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| 1982 | 5th place | 2:19:28 | |
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More information:
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| European Championships (Prague) | 1978 | 7th place | 2:12:54
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| Olympic Games (Moscow) | 1980 | 11th place | 1:14:55
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| World Championships (Helsinki) | 1983 | 20th place | 2:14:20 |
