Harald Hein
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Harald•Hein |
| Used name | Harald•Hein |
| Born | 19 April 1950 in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
| Died | 20 May 2008 (aged 58 years 1 month 1 day) in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
| Measurements | 167 cm / 70 kg |
| Affiliations | FC Tauberbischofsheim, Tauberbischofsheim (GER) |
| NOC |  West Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Harald Hein was a talented fencer at both épée and foil. He medalled at the World Junior Championships with both weapons (winning the 1970 foil title), before breaking through into the seniors. His greatest successes came as a member of the West German team, winning three world titles, 1973 (épée), 1977 (foil), and 1983 (foil), as well as an Olympic title in 1976 (foil) and five other medals. Individually, his best performance was second at the 1977 World Championships (foil), and third in 1978 and 1985. He also won five West German foil titles between 1969 and 1979.
At the Olympics, Hein won a foil team gold in 1976 and a silver in 1984. Due to the US-led boycott of the 1980 Moskva Games he could not participate. By profession, he was CEO of a transport company at Tauberbischofsheim. Hein also worked as a fencing coach before passing away of a brain tumor at the age of 58.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRG |
Harald Hein | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 5 p3 r1/5 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 5 | ||||
| Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 12 | ||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRG |
Harald Hein | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | =9 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRG |
Harald Hein | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 25 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 2 | Silver |
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRG |
Harald Hein | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Bout #4 | Stefano Cerioni — Laurent Bel | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Bout #3 | Bogusław Zych — Benny Wendt | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Bout #3 | Aleksandr Romankov — Róbert Gátai | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Bout #7 | Mauro Numa — Koji Emura | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Bout #1 | Tak Jeong-Im — Edit Kovács | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Bout #2 | Yelena Glikina — Tak Jeong-Im | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Match #1 | Italy — Hungary | Jury President |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (3–4–4 1973 Göteborg gold: épée team, silver: foil team; 1977 Buenos Aires gold: foil team, silver: foil; 1978 Hamburg bronze: foil; 1979 Melbourne bronze: foil team; 1981 Clermont-Ferrand bronze: foil team; 1983 Wien gold: épée team; 1985 Barcelona silver: foil team, bronze: foil; 1986 Sofia silver: foil team)