Wolfgang Kreißig

Wolfgang Kreißig (born 29 August 1970 in Gehrden, West Germany) is a retired German track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump. He was a finalist at both 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth and eighth respectively. His best placing on the global stage was fifth at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[1]

He has personal bests of 2.34 metres outdoors (1999) and 2.30 metres indoors (1997). He was a member of the MTG Mannheim sports club.[2]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  West Germany
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 3rd 2.20 m
Representing  Germany
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th 2.20 m
World Cup London, United Kingdom 5th 2.20 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th (q) 2.24 m
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 2nd 2.29 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 9th 2.29 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 5th 2.29 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 14th (q) 2.26 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 11th (q) 2.21 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 8th 2.29 m

References

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Kreissig . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-29.
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Kreißig. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-10-29.

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