In 1964 he won the first Olympic medal for Germany in
decathlon and was named
German Sportspersonality of the Year. In 1997, he became a member of the
German Olympic Committee, and in 2011 inducted into the German Sports Hall of Fame. At the
Bobsleigh European Championships 1973 he was runner up in the two men competition. Holdorf was the father of
Dirk Holdorf, a former professional football player. ==See also==