Dietmar Mögenburg
German high jumper
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Born |
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1961-08-15
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15 August 1961
(age
61)
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Leverkusen , West Germany [1] |
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Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) |
2.36 m
2.39 m (indoor) |
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Medal record
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Dietmar Mögenburg
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German pronunciation:
[ˈdiːtmaʁ ˈmøːɡn̩ˌbʊʁk]
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; born 15 August 1961) is a (West) German former
high jumper
who won gold medals at the
1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles and at the
1982 European Championships
in Athens.
Career
On 26 May 1980, at the age of 18, Mögenburg jumped 2.35 m which tied the world outdoor record set by Jacek Wszoła of Poland. At the time, this mark also established a new world outdoor junior record. He reached his outdoor peak on 10 June 1984 when he cleared 2.36 m in Eberstadt, in a competition won by Zhu Jianhua with a world record of 2.39 m. Mögenburg would later establish a new world indoor mark of 2.39 m on 14 February 1985 in Cologne . As of 2015, the only German to have jumped higher is his 1980s rival Carlo Thränhardt , who cleared 2.37 m outdoors (1984) and 2.42 m indoors (1988).
International competitions
- 10-time West German High Jump Champion (1980–85, 1987–90)
- 5-time West German Indoor High Jump Champion (1979–81, 1984, 1989)
Note: Result with a q, indicates overall position in qualifying round.
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Preceded by |
Men's High Jump World Record Holder
equalled the 2.35 mark by Jacek Wszoła (POL) 1980-05-26 – 1980-08-01 |
Succeeded by |
Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by |
Men's High Jump Best Year Performance
1979 |
Succeeded by |
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European Athletics Championships
champions in men's
high jump
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Authority control
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