Dietmar Mögenburg (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːtmaʁ ˈmøːɡn̩ˌbʊʁk], ; 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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| Born | 15 August 1961[1] Leverkusen, West Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
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 edit
- 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.
