Dietmar Haaf

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Dietmar Haaf
Personal information
Born6 March 1967 (1967-03-06) (age 56)
Bad Cannstatt, West Germany
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Budapest Long jump
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Split Long jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Glasgow Long jump
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Sevilla Long jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Paris Long jump

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

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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. [1] [2]

Haaf retired in 1997.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1986 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 Flag of Germany.svg  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.

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References

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  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.