Hans-Jürgen Orthmann (born 5 February 1954) is a German former long-distance runner who competed for West Germany. He made thirteen consecutive appearances at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1975 to 1987. His highest honour was a silver medal in 1980. He was a seven-time national champion, taking three titles in cross country running, two in road running and two in track.
His silver medal at the 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships made him only the second German to win an individual medal at the competition, after 1977 bronze medallist Detlef Uhlemann. Orthmann's finish remains the best ever by a German athlete.IAAF World Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06. Orthmann was consistently among the best performing West German men at the competition in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring points for team alongside others including Michael Karst, Christoph Herle, Michael Scheytt and Ralf Salzmann. Their best finishes in the team competition were fourth place, achieved in 1977 and 1979.Magnusson, Tomas (2007-03-24). IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.3km CC Men - Düsseldorf Graffenberg Date: Sunday, March 20, 1977. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2016-03-06.Magnusson, Tomas (2007-09-08). IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
He won his first international medal as a teenager, taking the 3000 metres gold at the 1973 European Athletics Junior Championships.European Junior Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06. He represented West Germany as a senior in that event four times at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, including a bronze medal at the 1980 edition.Hans-Jürgen Orthmann. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.Hans-Jürgen Orthmann. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
Among his performances on the professional circuit were a win at the Hyogo Relays in 1982 and a runner-up finish at the 1977 Paderborner Osterlauf.
Personal bests 3000 metres – 7:48.09 min (1976) 5000 metres – 13:30.53 min (1982) 10,000 metres – 28:02.92 min (1985) All info from All-AthleticsHans-Jürgen Orthmann. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
International competitions 1973European Junior ChampionshipsDuisburg, West Germany1st3000 m8:03.41975World Cross Country ChampionshipsRabat, Morocco9thSenior race35:559thSenior team310 pts1976World Cross Country ChampionshipsChepstow, United Kingdom22ndSenior race35:527thSenior team292 ptsEuropean Indoor ChampionshipsMunich, West Germany8th3000 m8:10.41977World Cross Country ChampionshipsDüsseldorf, West Germany12thSenior race38:204thSenior team226 pts1978World Cross Country ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom39thSenior race41:087thSenior team240 pts1979World Cross Country ChampionshipsLimerick, Ireland24thSenior race38:304thSenior team211 pts1980World Cross Country ChampionshipsParis, France2ndSenior race37:0210thSenior team343 ptsEuropean Indoor ChampionshipsSindelfingen, West Germany3rd3000 m7:59.9a1981World Cross Country ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain28thSenior race35:5011thSenior team475 pts1982World Cross Country ChampionshipsRome, Italy29thSenior race34:50.48thSenior team330 ptsEuropean Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy7th3000 m8:00.531983World Cross Country ChampionshipsGateshead, United Kingdom18thSenior race37:359thSenior team322 ptsEuropean Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary9th3000 m8:01.831984World Cross Country ChampionshipsEast Rutherford, United States45thSenior race34:3411thSenior team402 pts1985World Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal57thSenior race34:5411thSenior team441 pts1986World Cross Country ChampionshipsColombier, Switzerland117thSenior race38:2322ndSenior team832 pts1987World Cross Country ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland101stSenior race38:3913thSenior team588 pts
National titles West German Athletics ChampionshipsWest German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06. 5000 metres: 1974 10,000 metres: 1982 West German Road Championships 25 kilometres: 1979, 1980 West German Cross Country Championships Long course: 1983, 1984 Short course: 1980
See also List of 5000 metres national champions (men)
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