Paul Meier (athlete)

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Paul Meier (born 27 July 1971 in Velbert) is former German decathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart where he set a personal best of 8548 points. A year earlier he had finished in sixth place at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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At the 1996 European Cup for Decathlon in Lage, Meier injured himself in the long jump and was unable to participate in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. His personal best of 8548 points ranks him seventh among German decathletes, behind Jürgen Hingsen, Uwe Freimuth, Siegfried Wentz, Frank Busemann, Torsten Voss and Guido Kratschmer.

On 30 April 2004 he married high jumper Heike Henkel. Their daughter Marlene Meier is also an athlete. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 8thDecathlon 7198 pts
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1992 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 5th Decathlon 8153 pts
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 6thDecathlon8192 pts
1993 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 2nd Decathlon 8460 pts
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rdDecathlon8548 pts
1995 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 8th Decathlon 8149 pts
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden DecathlonDNF

References

  1. "Driving license cost more nerves than the competitions". ksta.de. October 27, 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.