Haico Scharn

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]

Haico Scharn
Haico Scharn in 1972
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1945-06-18) 18 June 1945
Gemert, the Netherlands
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
ClubCIKO '66, Arnhem

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

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