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Torsten Voss

b. 1963

East German bobsledder

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Born 1963. Torsten Voss is a German athletics competitor and bobsledder.

Torsten Voss (sometimes listed as Thorsten Voss; ; born 24 March 1963 in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former East German track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

His biggest success was when he won the world title in the decathlon at the 1987 World Championships in Rome as a representative for East Germany. He achieved a personal best score of 8680 points and was chosen as the East German sportsman of the year. In 1988 in the Seoul Summer Olympic Games he won the silver medal behind fellow East German, Christian Schenk. His personal best of 8680 points ranks him sixth among German decathletes, behind Leo Neugebauer, Jürgen Hingsen, Uwe Freimuth, Siegfried Wentz and Frank Busemann.

He became East German champion in the decathlon in 1982, 1983, 1987 and last in 1990, representing the club SC Traktor Schwerin.

In 1994 Voss switched to bobsleigh and was a pusher for Harald Czudaj and Wolfgang Hoppe. He won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one silver (1997 with Dirk Wiese) and two bronzes (1995 with Czudaj, 1996 with Hoppe). Voss also finished eighth in the four-man event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.

As a track and field athlete he was 1.86 meters tall and weighed 88 kilograms.

Other results in decathlon 1981 Junior-European championship: 2nd place 1982 Junior-World record: 8397 Points 1983 World championship in Helsinki 1993 (after a break for injury) Second place in the German championship (8037 points)

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Awards
Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver; East German Sportspersonality of the Year

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Who is Torsten Voss?

East German bobsledder

When was Torsten Voss born?

Torsten Voss was born on 24 March 1963 in Güstrow.

What is Torsten Voss's occupation?

Torsten Voss is an athletics competitor and bobsledder.

What nationality is Torsten Voss?

Torsten Voss is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Torsten Voss

· Wikidata: Q652424

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