Wolfgang Knabe
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]
References
- ↑ 1981 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ↑ {{World Athletics}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- ↑ Microsoft Word – Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc
- ↑ "West German championships medalists, men's triple jump". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ↑ "West German indoor championships medalists, men's triple jump". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ↑ "World Masters Athletics".
