Martin Voss Explained

Martin Peter Voss (born 5 September 1967 in Aarhus[1]) is a retired Danish athlete who specialised in the pole vault. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as five consecutive World Championships, starting in 1991. His only major final came at the 1998 European Indoor Championships where he finished sixth.

His personal bests in the event are 5.70 metres outdoors (Lyngby 1996) and 5.72 metres indoors (Malmö 1995). The latter is the still standing national record.

Competition record

Representing
1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1st (q)5.00 m[2]
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan29th (q)5.20 m
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy18th (q)5.15 m
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany26th (q)5.45 m
1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France15th (q)5.40 m
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland17th (q)5.40 m
1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain19th (q)5.50 m
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden27th (q)5.20 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States26th (q)5.40 m
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France15th (q)5.55 m
World ChampionshipsAthens, GreeceNM
1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain6th5.60 m
European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary17th (q)5.30 m
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain23rd (q)5.40 m

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105013/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/martin-voss-1.html Sports-Reference profile
  2. No mark in the final