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Assmy with his son as guide, 1985

Fritz Assmy (11 June 1915 – 11 June 2000) was a blind Chinese-German masters athletics sprinter. He has set numerous masters world records in sprint events from 100 to 400 meters. Born in Hankou, China to Paul Assmy and Shun King Liu,[1] he migrated to Germany at the age of nine.[2]

Assmy had run the 100 Meters in 11.1 at age 18 (1933).[3]Шаблон:Rp By comparison, the 100 Meters Olympic winning time was 10.3 in both 1932 (by Eddie Tolan) and in 1936 (by Jesse Owens).

Blindness

In his youth, Assmy planned to be a civilian pilot and joined the German Air Force before World War II as a start for an aviation career. In those pre-war years he had also participated in other sports, including soccer, handball, swimming. In 1938, he crashed on a training flight in a Henschel Hs 123 fighter plane at Württemberg, and lost his vision in both eyes at the age of 23.[2]

Around 1971, Assmy realized that blindness need not keep him out of active sport and resumed training, first in gymnastics, then in track and field.[3]Шаблон:Rp

During competition he was guided by a sighted runner with a short rope tethered to their wrists, running in the outer lane to avoid getting in the way of other competitors.[4]Шаблон:Rp

His most notable achievements in athletics were at the World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships, from 1977 to 1991. In his first 3 WMA Championships (1977, 1979, 1981), he was guided by his son-in-law Klaus Hinrichsen.[2][5] Then, after his daughter and son-in-law split up, he switched to his son as the guide for 1983 and 1985,[6] and then to his grandson in 1991.[7]

Some claimed his guide had "pulled" or "tugged" Assmy in some events, giving him an unfair advantage.[8]Шаблон:Rp[9][6] In a response to such criticisms, Assmy defended his running technique in a letter published in the June 1985 National Masters News newsletter.[10]

Masters World Records

Event Age group Competition Location Date Time
100 Meters[11] M75[8]Шаблон:Rp[4]Шаблон:Rp 1991 World Masters Athletics Championships Turku, Finland July 1991 Шаблон:Right
M75 Trier, Germany 16 August 1991 Шаблон:Right
M80 Minden, Germany 19 August 1995 Шаблон:Right
200 Meters[12] M60[13] 1977 World Masters Athletics Championships Gothenburg, Sweden August 1977 Шаблон:Right
M65[14][15]Шаблон:RpШаблон:Rp 1980 European Masters Athletics Championships Helsinki, Finland August 1980 Шаблон:Right
M65[5]Шаблон:RpШаблон:Rp[3]Шаблон:Rp[16]Шаблон:Rp[17]Шаблон:Rp 1981 World Masters Athletics Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 11 January 1981 Шаблон:Right
M65[18][19][20] 1983 World Masters Athletics Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 23 September 1983 Шаблон:Right
M75 1990 European Masters Athletics Championships Budapest, Hungary 5 July 1990 Шаблон:Right
M80 Minden, Germany 20 August 1995 Шаблон:Right
400 Meters[21] M65[14][15]Шаблон:RpШаблон:Rp 1980 European Masters Athletics Championships Helsinki, Finland August 1980 Шаблон:Right
M75 1990 European Masters Athletics Championships Budapest, Hungary 1 July 1990 Шаблон:Right

References

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