Uwe Freimuth is pictured above at the 1988 Seoul Olympics where he finished eight.
A former record holder for East Germany, he was national champion four times
(1984, 1985, 1986 and 1988) in the men's decathlon.
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Zehnkampf
1983 Weltmeisterschaft Athletik
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| 1. Daley Thompson |
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GBR |
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8666 pts |
| 2. Jurgen Hingsen |
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FRG |
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8561 pts |
| 3. Siegfried Wentz |
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FRG |
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8478 pts |
| 4. Uwe Freimuth |
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GDR |
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8433 pts |
| 5. Stefan Niklaus |
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SUI |
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8212 pts |
| 6. Aleksandr Nevskiy |
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SOV |
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8201 pts |
| 7. Torsten Voss |
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GDR |
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8167 pts |
| 8. Steffen Grummt |
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GDR |
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8149 pts |
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Zehnkampf
1986 Europameisterschaft Athletik
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| 1. Daley THOMPSON |
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GBR |
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8811 pts CBP |
| 2. Jurgen HINGSEN |
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FRG |
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8730 pts |
| 3. Siegfried WENTZ |
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FRG |
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8676 pts |
| 4. Torsten VOSS |
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GDR |
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8450 pts |
| 5. Aleksandr APAYCHEV |
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URS |
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8199 pts |
| 6. Uwe FREIMUTH |
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GDR |
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8197 pts |
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He is the twin brother of high jumper Jörg Freimuth, who won the bronze medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
His son Rico Freimuth was placed 6th. in the decathlon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Uwe became Sportscientist for Theory of Sport and Analysis. 2002 he finished his Dissertation.
In September 2013, Freimuth became Professor for Sport & Event Management at the Business
and Information, Technology School at Berlin, Hamburg and Iserlohn.