Electronic start indicator with an acoustic start indicator (5). The starting operation is too imprecise and complicated. Moreover, faulty starts frequently occur. It is therefore proposed to provide the starting places (1) with sensors (8, 9) which respond to the feet of the participants, the starting places (1) being connected via control lines (2) to a control device (3) which is coupled to a start-monitoring indicator (4) and to the acoustic starting-signal transmitter (5). <IMAGE>
