Haico Scharn

Haico Scharn

Haico Scharn in 1972
Personal information
Born (1945-06-18) 18 June 1945
Gemert, the Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Middle-distance running
Club CIKO '66, Arnhem

Helprich Haico Stephanus Adrianus Scharn (born 18 June 1945) is a retired Dutch middle-distance runner. He competed at Helsinki's 1971 European Athletics Championships in the 1500 m, in which he reached the eighth place in the final.[1] He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again in the 1500 m, but failed to reach the final.[2] He finished in fourth place in this event at the 1974 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[1][3]


After retiring from running he worked as athletics coach, training such competitors as Els Vader, Letitia Vriesde, Stella Jongmans, Yvonne van der Kolk and Leon Haan.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 235, retrieved 12 October 2015
  2. Haico Scharn. sports-reference.com
  3. 1 2 TCFKAA (1): Haico Scharn. losseveter.nl. 2 December 2010
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