Martin Strege Explained

Martin Strege (born 21 February 1966 in Kassel) is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

He finished fourteenth at the 1993 World Championships, sixth at the 1994 European Championships[1] and eighth at the 1995 World Championships.

His personal best time is 8:18.57 minutes, achieved at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. This result places him tenth on the German all-time performers list, behind Damian Kallabis, Hagen Melzer, Frank Baumgartl, Rainer Schwarz, Uwe Pflügner, Michael Karst, Steffen Brand, Patriz Ilg and Marc Ostendarp.[2]

He became German steeplechase champion in 1994 and 1995.[3] He later switched to the marathon race and won a national silver medal in 1999.[4] The same year he ran in a personal best time of 2:13:35 hours in the Hamburg Marathon.

References

  1. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/european/1994_m.asp 1994 European Championships, men's results
  2. http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc
  3. http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/81.html German championships, men's 3000 m steeplechase
  4. http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/105.html German championships, men's marathon