What is Willi Holdorf?
'''Willi Holdorf''' (17 February 1940 — 5 July 2020) was a [[West Germany|West German]] athlete. In 1964, he won the first [[1964 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] gold medal for Germany in [[decathlon]] and was named [[German Sportspersonality of the Year]]. He was born in [[Blomesche Wildnis]], Germany.<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Willi Holdorf |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/willi-holdorf-1.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175516/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/willi-holdorf-1.html |archivedate=2020-04-17}}</ref> Holdorf died on 5 July 2020 at his home in [[Achterwehr]], [[Germany]] from an illness, aged 80.<ref>[https://rp-online.de/sport/zehnkampf-olympiasieger-willi-holdorf-gestorben_aid-52041029 ehnkampf-Olympiasieger Holdorf gestorben] {{in lang|de}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IOC profile}} * {{Olympic Channel}} * {{Olympedia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Holdorf, Willi}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Germany]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany]] [[Category:German athletes]] {{sports-bio-stub}}