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Gerd Wessig

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Gerd Wessig (born 16 July 1959 in Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) was an East German high jumper who won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics, the first man ever to set a world record in the high jump at the Olympics. [1]

22 relations: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Decathlon, Dietmar Mögenburg, East Germany, Henry Lauterbach, High jump, Jacek Wszoła, Jörg Freimuth, Lübz, List of world records in athletics, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Men's high jump world record progression, Neubrandenburg, Oleksiy Demyanyuk, Olympic Games, Poland, Sport of athletics, Zhu Jianhua, 1980 Summer Olympics, 1982 European Athletics Championships, 1985 IAAF World Cup, 1986 European Athletics Championships.

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events.

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Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events.

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Dietmar Mögenburg

Dietmar Mögenburg (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.

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East Germany

East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR), existed from 1949 to 1990 and covers the period when the eastern portion of Germany existed as a state that was part of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War period.

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Henry Lauterbach

Henry Lauterbach (born 22 October 1957) is a retired East German high jumper and long jumper.

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High jump

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.

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Jacek Wszoła

Jacek Roman Wszoła (born 30 December 1956 in Warsaw, Poland) is a retired Polish high jumper best known for winning gold and silver medals at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics respectively.

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Jörg Freimuth

Jörg Freimuth (born 10 September 1961 in Rathenow, Brandenburg) is a retired East German high jumper.

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Lübz

Lübz is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.

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List of world records in athletics

World records in athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations.

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (often Mecklenburg-West Pomerania in English and commonly shortened to "Meck-Pomm" or even "McPom" or "M-V" in German) is a federal state in northern Germany.

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Men's high jump world record progression

The first world record in the men's high jump was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912.

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Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg (lit. New Brandenburg) is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Oleksiy Demyanyuk

Oleksiy Demyanyuk (July 30, 1958 in Baranivka, Ukrainian SSR – April 5, 1999) was a high jumper from the Soviet Union, who set the world's best year performance in 1981 with a leap of 2.33 metres at a meet in Leningrad.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Poland

Poland (Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country located in Central Europe.

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Sport of athletics

Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.

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Zhu Jianhua

Zhu Jianhua (born 29 May 1963) is a retired Chinese high jumper.

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1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (r), was an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia.

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1982 European Athletics Championships

The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.

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1985 IAAF World Cup

The 4th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on October 4–6, 1985, at the Bruce Stadium in Canberra, Australia.

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1986 European Athletics Championships

The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion, now known as Mercedes-Benz Arena, in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Wessig

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