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Place of Birth: Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
About Georg Werthner
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- Georg Werthner (born April 7, 1956 in Linz) is a decathlete from Austria, who was the first athlete to finish four Olympic decathlons.
- In the 1988 Olympics, Daley Thompson crossed the finish-line a little more than 18 seconds after him to become the second athlete to do this. Werthner was the Austrian national champion in the decathlon 8 times (1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1988), along with being individual event champion in long jump (1977), triple jump (1977, 1979, 1980, and 1982), javelin throw (1979-1981, 1983, 1984, and 1988).
- Running with his ULC Linz club, he was a member of their 1980 and 1981 winning 4x100 metres relay team, and their 1980 4x400 metres relay team.
- He is now part of their hall of fame, still holding club records for high jump, pole vault, javelin throw, pentathlon and decathlon.
- He switched to the Zehnkampf-Union decathlon club in 1984. Werthner is still active in Masters athletics and has won numerous World Masters Athletics Championships.
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