Hans-Peter Ferner (born 6 June 1956 in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria) is a (West) German former middle-distance runner who won the gold medal over 800 m at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics in Athens where he unexpectedly defeated world-record holder Sebastian Coe.
[1] Coe had suffered from injuries and a glandular sickness which made him underachieve in Athens.
[2] Ferner missed the 1980 Moscow Olympics because West Germany participated in the United States-led boycott.
[3] Ferner's surprising European Championship at 800 metres in 1982 was his only major international victory, because he finished seventh in the 800 m final at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki.
[5] After ending his competitive running career, Ferner has worked as a businessman - he was an engineering student while running 800 metres (a Finnish sports journalist's television commentary in the late 1980s or 1990s).