Thomas Wilking (born 2 January 1956) is a retired West German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He later became a writer and editor-in-chief .
He finished sixth at the 1979 Summer Universiade,[1] and sixth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships.[2] He also competed at the 1982 and 1985 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[3][4]
At the West German championships, Wilking competed during the long reign of Willi Wülbeck who won every national title from 1974 to 1983. Wilking managed to clinch a silver medal behind Wülbeck in 1979 as well as bronze medals in 1980 and 1981. At the West German indoor championships, however, Wilking won gold medals in 1980 and 1983, a silver in 1981 and bronze in 1978, 1982 and 1984. He represented the club OSC Dortmund, except for 1984 when he had joined VfL Kamen.[5][6]
His personal best time was 1:46.76 minutes, achieved in June 1980 in Warszawa.[7]
He delivered the thesis Strukturen lokaler Nachrichten. Eine empirische Untersuchung von Text- und Bildberichterstattung, printed by K.G. Saur in 1990.[8] In 2006, Wilking became editor-in-chief of the trade magazine Buchreport, covering Germany's literary scene.[9] The trade magazine ceased publication on New Year of 2024 due to the December 2023 bankruptcy of its owner, the publishing house Harenberg Verlag.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Final results". El Paso Times. 14 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "1981 European Indoor Championships, men's 800 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "1982 European Indoor Championships, men's 800 metres semi-final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "1985 European Indoor Championships, men's 800 metres heats". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (800m - Herren)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Deutsche Hallen - Leichtathletik - Meisterschaften (800m - Herren)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Thomas Wilking at World Athletics
- ^ Review of the dissertation by Günter Bentele
- ^ "Wilking neuer Chef des "Buchreport"" (in German). Kress. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Porter (4 January 2024). "Germany's 'Buchreport' Is Shut Down in Harenberg Bankruptcy". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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