René Herms, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German middle distance runner
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Place of Birth: Dohna, Saxony, Germany
About René Herms
- René Herms (17 July 1982 – 9 January 2009) was a German middle distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. Herms was born in Dohna, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany.
- He won the silver medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 World Junior Championships, became European junior champion in 2001 and finished seventh at the 2002 European Championships.
- He also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the finals. His personal best time was 1:44.14 minutes, achieved in August 2004 in Munich. He competed for the athletics clubs LSV Pirna and LG Braunschweig.He died in Lohmen, Germany, aged 26.
- The reported cause of the death was a heart-related illness.
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