Dietmar Mögenburg
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| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  West Germany |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | High Jump | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 1982 Athens | High Jump | |
Dietmar Mögenburg (born August 15, 1961 in Leverkusen) is a former (West) German high jumper who won gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1982 European Championships in Athletics in Athens.
On May 26, 1980, at the age of 18, Mögenburg jumped 2.35m 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 would later establish a new world indoor mark of 2.39m on February 24, 1985, in Cologne, Germany.
[edit] Reference
- IAAF profile for Dietmar Mögenburg
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Preceded by Jacek Wszola |
Men's High Jump World Record Holder equalled the 2.35 mark by Jacek Wszola (POL) 1980-05-26 – 1980-08-01 |
Succeeded by Gerd Wessig |
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Preceded by Vladimir Yashchenko |
Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1979 |
Succeeded by Gerd Wessig |
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