Wolfgang Knabe

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Wolfgang Knabe (born 12 July 1959) is a West German triple jumper.

He finished eighth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships [1] and competed at the 1983 World Championships without reaching the final. [2]

His personal best jump was 17.12 metres, achieved in September 1988 in Düsseldorf. This result places him ninth on the German all-time performers list, behind Ralf Jaros, Charles Friedek, Volker Mai, Dirk Gamlin, Peter Bouschen, Wolfgang Zinser, Jörg Drehmel and Jörg Elbe. [3]

He became West German champion in 1988, representing the sports clubs SV Union Groß-Ilsede and TV Wattenscheid. He also won an array of silver and bronze medals between 1983 and 1994, and became West German indoor champion in 1986. [4] [5]

He has continued to jump into the Masters athletics age groups. He is the current world record holder in the M45 and M50 age divisions. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ 1981 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Knabe at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ Microsoft Word – Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc
  4. ↑ "West German championships medalists, men's triple jump". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "West German indoor championships medalists, men's triple jump". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "World Masters Athletics".


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