Christoph Herle (born 19 November 1955 in Königstein im Taunus, Hessen) is a retired West German long-distance runner who specialized in the 10000 metres and cross-country running. His first major international track race occurred in the 1978 European Athletics Championships in Prague, former Czechoslovakia, where he placed fourteenth in the 5,000-metre final (see Tapio Pekola et al., eds., "European Championships Prague" / EM-Praha, Kaarina, Finland: Publications Company Runner / Juoksija, 1978). He ran slightly better in the 1982 European Athletics Championships 5,000-metre final in Athens, Greece, placing thirteenth (see Markku Siukonen and Matti Aho, eds., "The Great European Championships Book" / Suuri EM-kirja, Jyväskylä, Finland: Sportti Kustannus / Sport Publications Oy / Ltd., 1990). Herle ran best in 1983 and 1984, placing eighth at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres in Helsinki, Finland (see, for example, Mikko S. Laitinen et al., eds., "World Athletics Championships 1983" / Yleisurheilun maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 1983, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Sport Publications, 1983), and fifth at the final in the Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres final in Los Angeles, the United States (see, for example, "The Big Olympic Book 4" / Suuri Olympiateos 4, published in Finland in 1984). He never managed to break through to the very top of international long-distance runners, however. His final major international championships race was the 1986 European Athletics Championships 10,000-metre race in Stuttgart, then West Germany, where he placed a disappointed fifteenth (see Siukonen and Aho, eds., "The Great European Championships Book").
Achievements Representing 1978World Cross Country Championships Glasgow, Scotland 16thLong race 7thTeam 1979European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 2nd3000 m1979 European Indoor Championships results, men's 3000 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-SeiteWorld Cross Country Championships Limerick, Ireland 16thLong race 4thTeam 1981European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 5th3000 m1981 European Indoor Championships results, men's 3000 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite1983World Championships Helsinki, Finland8th10,000 m1984World Cross Country Championships New York City, United States 12thLong race 11thTeam Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States5th10,000 mFull Olympians1985World Indoor Games Paris, France7th3000 mWorld Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal7thLong race11thTeam
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