Wolfgang Kreißig Explained

Wolfgang Kreißig (born 29 August 1970 in Gehrden, West Germany) is a retired German track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump. He was a finalist at both 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth and eighth respectively. His best placing on the global stage was fifth at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[1]

He has personal bests of 2.34 metres outdoors (1999) and 2.30 metres indoors (1997). He was a member of the MTG Mannheim sports club.[2]

Competition record

Representing
1989European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, Yugoslavia3rd2.20 m
Representing
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland13th2.20 m
World CupLondon, United Kingdom5th2.20 m
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden17th (q)2.24 m
UniversiadeFukuoka, Japanbgcolor=silver2nd2.29 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States9th2.29 m
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France5th2.29 m
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain14th (q)2.26 m
2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium11th (q)2.21 m
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia8th2.29 m

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/germany/wolfgang-kreissig-9514#honours Wolfgang Kreissig
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222716/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/wolfgang-kreissig-1.html Wolfgang Kreißig