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Höhne Christoph
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Date of birth 12-01-1941 |
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At the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games, Christoph Höhne won the first gold medal in athletics for the GDR, when participating for the first time at the Games with a separate team.
In previous Games, the GDR participated, together with the Federal Republic of Germany, as a united German team.
In Mexico 1968, both Germanys still carried the flag and the national anthem of the united German team.
"By winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games, I gained fame in the GDR but also outside it and I am proud of that", said Höhne to the press agency on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Sports photography
After his sports career, Höhne specialized in sports photography and worked for the newspapers 'Junge Welt' and 'Deutsches Sportecho'.
At the International Press Photo exhibition in Barcelona 1978, he won the 1st price for the best black-and-white photo.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, he became an independent entrepreneur, specializing in sports photography.
Olympic gold medalist 50 km Race walk in Mexico
Podium Race walk 50 km Mexico City 1968
1. Christoph Höhne (GDR) 4 h 20' 13"
2. Antal Kiss (H) 4 h 30' 17"
3. Lawrence Young (USA) 4 h 31' 55"
2 x gold medalist on the European Championships
Podium Race walk 50 km Athens (GR) 1969
1. Christoph Höhne (GDR) 4 h 12' 32"
2. Peter Selzer (GDR) 4 h 16' 09"
3. Veniamin Sodatenko (KZ) 4 h 23' 04"
Podium Race walk 50 km Rome (I) 1974
1. Christoph Höhne (GDR) 3 h 59' 05"
2. Otto Barch (RUS) 4h 02' 38"
3. Peter Selzer (GDR) 4h 04' 28"
1 x silver medalist on the European Championships
Podium Race walk 50 km Helsinki (FIN) 1971
1. Veniamin Sodatenko (KZ) 4 h 02' 22"
2. Christoph Höhne (GDR) 4 h 04' 45"
3. Peter Selzer (GDR) 4 h 06' 11"
Olympic Games 1 x gold
European Championships 2 x gold / 1 x silver
total number of medals 4
My top three unforgettable memories in my career are in descending order:
♦ My victory in the 50 km at the Olympic Games in Mexico 1968, awarded with the prestigious title of << Olympic champion >> ;
♦ My gold medal at the Rome's 1974 European Championships in the men's 50 km Race walk, awarded with the title of << European champion >>, crowned with a great time under the 4 hours over 50 km;
♦ My 1st victory in the 50 km of the Lugano Trophy in Pescara (I) 1965, at present known as the 'IAAF World Race walking Cup'.
♦ 5000 m Race walk xx' xx" xxxx xxxxxx
♦ 10000 m Race walk xx' xx" xx,xxx km/h xxxx xxxxxx
♦ 10 km Race walk xx' xx" xx,xxx km/h xxxx xxxxxx
♦ 20 km Race walk road 1 h xx' xx" xx,xxx km/h xxxx xxxxxx
♦ 50 km Race walk road 3 h 52' 52" xx,xxx km/h 1974 xxxxxx
♦ 50 km Race walk track 4 h 08' 05" 12,093 km/h 1969 East Berlin (GDR)
| Discipline | Distance | Time | Average | Year | Location | Description |
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| 50 km route | 50.000 | 03 h 57' 26" | 12.635 | 1973 | Lugano (CH) | Lugano Trophy, at present known as the IAAF World Race walking Cup ► 3th place |
| 50 km route | 50.000 | 03 h 59' 05" | 12.548 | 1974 | Rome (I) | European Championchips ► gold medalist |
| 50 km route | 50.000 | 04 h 03' 14" | 12.334 | 1965 | Pescara (I) | Lugano Trophy, at present known as the IAAF World Race walking Cup ► 1st place / Winner of the race |
| 50 km route | 50.000 | 04 h 04' 36" | 12.265 | 1970 | Eschborn (D) | Lugano Trophy, at present known as the IAAF World Race walking Cup ► 1st place / Winner of the race |
| 50 km route | 50.000 | 04 h 04' 45" | 12.257 | 1971 | Helsinki (FIN) | European Championchips ► silver medalist |
| 50 km route | 50.000 | 04 h 09' 09" | 12.041 | 1967 | Bad Saarow (GDR) | Lugano Trophy, at present known as the IAAF World Race walking Cup ► 1st place / Winner of the race |
| 50 km route | 50.000 | 04 h 12' 32" | 11.880 | 1969 | Athens (GR) | European Championchips ► gold medalist |
| 50 km route | 50.000 | 04 h 17' 41" | 11.642 | 1964 | Tokyo (J) | Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 ► 6th place |
| 50 km route | 50.000 | 04 h 20' 13" | 11.529 | 1968 | Mexico City (MEX) | Olympic Games Mexico 1968 ► Olympic gold medalist |
| 50 km route | 50.000 | 04 h 20' 43" | 11.507 | 1972 | Munich (D) | Olympic Games Munich 1972 ► 14th place |
| Discipline | Distance | Time | Average | Year | Location | Description |
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| 50 km piste | 50.000 | 04 h 08' 05" | 12.093 | 1969 | East Berlin (GDR) | 1st place / Winner of the race |
| 50 km piste | 50.000 | 04 h 10' 51" | 11.959 | 1965 | Potsdam (GDR) | 1st place / Winner of the race |
| Discipline | Distance | Time | Average | Year | Location | Description |
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| 100 km route | 100.000 | 09 h 15' 58" | 10.792 | 1967 | Lugano (CH) | Former World record Race walk 100 km |
| 100 km route | 100.000 | 09 h 21' 15" | 10.690 | 1971 | Lugano (CH) | - |
| 100 km route | 100.000 | 09 h 26' 31" | 10.591 | 1970 | Lugano (CH) | - |
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