page_title: Siegfried Herrmann
hierarchical_section_title: Siegfried Herrmann
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Siegfried Herrmann Zentralbild Wlocka Bey-Qu. 24.7.1956 DDR-Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften in Erfurt. In der Zeit vom 20. bis zum 22. Juli 1956 wurden im Erfurter Georgi-Dimitroff-Stadion die VII. Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften der DDR ausgetragen. UBz: Nach seinem deutschen Rekordlauf über 1 500 m siegte Siegfried Herrmann (Chemie Halle-Leuna) auch über 5.000 m überlegen in 14:14,6 Min. Herrmann passiert das Ziel.
context_page_description: Siegfried Herrmann was a German long-distance runner. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was the men's 3000 m world record holder from 5 August to 27 August 1965. He was an athletics coach from 1976 until 2000. He was born in Unterschönau, Thuringia.
  Herrmann died on 14 February 2017 in Erfurt, Thuringia, at the age of 84.
context_section_description: Siegfried Herrmann (7 November 1932 – 14 February 2017) was a German long-distance runner. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics (Melbourne) and the 1964 Summer Olympics (Tokyo). He was the men's 3000 m world record holder from 5 August to 27 August 1965. He was an athletics coach from 1976 until 2000. He was born in Unterschönau, Thuringia.
  Herrmann died on 14 February 2017 in Erfurt, Thuringia, at the age of 84.
caption: Herrmann in July 1956
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