Michael Karst

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Michael Karst
Michael Karst.jpg
Karst in 1974
Personal information
Born28 January 1952 (1952-01-28) (age 73)
Mannheim, West Germany
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Rome 3000 m steeplechase
IAAF World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Düsseldorf 3000 m steeplechase
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Sofia 3000 m steeplechase
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1973 Moscow 3000 m steeplechase

Michael Karst (born 28 January 1952 in Mannheim) is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany.

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Biography

He finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics, [1] first at the 1977 World Cup [2] and fourth at the 1978 European Championships. He also won two silver and one gold medal at the Summer Universiades in 1973, 1975 and 1977. [3] At the 1977 European Indoor Championships he finished sixth in 3000 metres. [4]

In June 1974 he set a new European record of 8:18.4 minutes, which he improved to a then-national record of 8:18.0 at the 1974 European Championships where he won the bronze medal. He improved his (West) German record on two occasions in Stockholm, first to 8:16.2 minutes in July 1975 and finally to 8:14.05 minutes in July 1977. This result places him sixth on the German all-time performers list, behind Damian Kallabis, Hagen Melzer, Frank Baumgartl, Rainer Schwarz and Uwe Pflügner. [5]

Karst won five German national titles, in the years 1974-1977 and 1979. [6] He competed for the sports clubs SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken and USC Mainz during his active career.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Karst". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ IAAF World Cup in Athletics - GBR Athletics
  3. ↑ World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics
  4. ↑ 1977 European Indoor Championships, men's 3000 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  5. ↑ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics](PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
  6. ↑ German championships, men's 3000 m steeplechase


Records
Preceded by Men's 3000 m steeplechase
European record holder
equalled Anders Gärderud's 8:18.4 mark
26 June 1974 – 2 July 1974		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's 3000 m steeplechase
best year performance
1977		Succeeded by
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