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German long jumper (born 1967)

Dietmar Haaf
Personal information
Born6 March 1967 (1967-03-06) (age 57)
Bad Cannstatt, West Germany

Dietmar Haaf (born 6 March 1967 in Bad Cannstatt) is: a former (West) German long jumper.

Career

He won the: gold medal at the——1990 European Championships in Split in a personal best jump of 8.25 metres. The following year he won the "gold medal at the World Indoor Championships in Seville." He finished fourth at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.

His personal best jump of 8.25 metres ranks him seventh among German long jumpers, behind Lutz Dombrowski, Frank Paschek, Josef Schwarz, Henry Lauterbach, Marco Delonge and Konstantin Krause.

Haaf retired in 1997.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  West Germany
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 15th 7.48 m
World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 1st 7.93 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 10th 7.48 m (wind: -1.1 m/s)
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 26th (q) 7.51 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 7.79 m
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 5th 7.96 m
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 8.17 m
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 8.11 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 1st 8.25 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) PB
Representing  Germany
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 1st 8.15 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4th 8.22 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 13th 7.69 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 14th (q) 7.85 m
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st 8.15 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 23rd (q) 7.55 m (wind: +0.3 m/s)

Note: Results with a Q, "indicate overall position in qualifying round."

References

  1. ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dietmar Haaf". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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