Willi Holdorf (born 17 February1940) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the Decathlon. A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics was composed of 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
West German WilliHoldorf had one of the shortest careers in the post-60 era.
Holdorf had excellent speed (10,5, and never slower than 11,2 in his decathlon career), even making the 100m final at the 1964 West German championships.
WilliHoldorf lief, sprang und warf sich eigentlich viel zu früh auf den Olymp.
Als der gleichaltrige Aun jubelnd das Ziel erreichte, kam Holdorf gerade aus der letzten Kurve heraus und übersäuerte angesichts der drohenden Niederlage beim Versuch zu retten, was zu retten ist.
'Wenn du dich bei Olympia nicht zusammenreißen kannst, wann dann', ist Holdorfs Erklärung für den unerwarteten Erfolg, der ihm in Rein Aun auch einen guten Freund bis zu dessen frühem Tod bescherte.
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