Carlo Thränhardt

Carlo Thränhardt (German pronunciation: [ˈkaʁlo ˈtʁɛːnˌhaʁt], audioⓘ; born 5 July 1957) is a retired German high jumper. He excelled at indoor competitions, setting the world indoor record on three occasions between 1984 and 1988. His best mark of 2.42 metres ranks him second on the indoor all-time list one-centimetre behind world record holder Javier Sotomayor of Cuba. The only superior outdoor performances are Sotomayor's world record of 2.45 m, and Mutaz Essa Barshim's clearance of 2.43 m in 2014. Like all modern high jumpers, Thränhardt used the Fosbury Flop style, but of the 16 men in history to have cleared 2.40 m or higher, he was only the second to do so jumping off his right leg. The first was Igor Paklin. At the European Indoor Championships, he won a gold medal in 1983 and four silver medals (1981,84, 86,87). Outdoors, his best championship result was winning a bronze medal at the 1986 European Championships. He also reached the Olympic finals in 1984 and 1988.

Carlo Thränhardt
Personal information
Born5 July 1957 (1957-07-05) (age 66)
Bad Lauchstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  West Germany
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 StuttgartHigh jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Budapest High jump
Silver medal – second place 1981 Grenoble High jump
Silver medal – second place 1984 Gothenburg High jump
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid High jump
Silver medal – second place 1987 Lievin High jump

He holds the world record in the Masters 55 age group. He set this world record on 24 August 2013 in Eberstadt with 1.90 m. This was an improvement on his former world record of 1.88 m also set in 2013.[1]

Career

Thränhardt was born in Bad Lauchstadt, Saxony-Anhalt. He achieved his personal best performance in outdoor competitions with 2.37 m on 2 September 1984 in Rieti. This result is also the German outdoor record.[2]

Thränhardt was particularly well known for his prowess during the indoor track & field seasons. He set a total of three world indoor records. His first record jump was recorded on February 24, 1984, in the Schöneberger sports hall during which he achieved a mark of 2.37m. On January 16, 1987, in Simmerath, Germany he became the first man to clear 2.40 m indoors. This mark bested his countryman Dietmar Mögenburg's record of 2.39 m set in Cologne, Germany (1985).

On February 26, 1988, he set his last world indoor record of 2.42 m in the Schöneberger sports hall. By this time, the requirement for a roofless arena had recently been stricken from the world record (commonly known as "world outdoor record") rules, so this mark was also recognised as equalling Patrik Sjöberg's world record. It remained a world record until September 1988, when it was beaten by Javier Sotomayor (2.43 m), and a world indoor record until March 1989, when Sotomayor repeated this performance indoors. In 1990, roofs were again banned for world records, and Thränhardt's 2.42 m was retroactively removed from all official outdoor record and performance lists. Although roofs have once again been allowed (from 1998), this record (which would still be a European record shared with Sjöberg, as well as the German record) has not been retroactively reinstated. The second highest jump ever indoors, it remains the European indoor record.

Jumping as a masters athlete, Thränhardt set the M55 World Record at 1.87 m at the Flopfest meet in Eberstadt, Germany.[3]

Carlo Thränhardt was firstly a member of ASV Köln, later moving to LG Bayer Leverkusen. He had a match weight of 85 kg (187 lb) and is 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) tall.

In 2004 he participated in the RTL version of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!.

National titles

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representintg  West Germany
1977 European Indoor Championships San Sebastián, Spain 9th 2.19 m
World Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany 4th 2.21 m
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 9th 2.18 m
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 5th 2.21 m
1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 4th 2.26 m
Liberty Bell Classic Philadelphia, United States 3rd 2.22 m
1981 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 2nd 2.25 m
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 6th 2.22 m
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 2.32 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 2.26 m
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 2.30 m
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 10th 2.15 m (2.24)
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd 2.31 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 3rd 2.31 m
1987 European Indoor Championships Lievin, France 2nd 2.36 m
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States — NM (2.24)
World Championships Rome, Italy 8th 2.29 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 2.24 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th 2.31 m
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 2.31 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 20th (q) 2.20 m
Notes:
  • NM = no mark
  • Results with a (q) indicate overall position in qualifying round.
  • Results in parentheses indicate height achieved in qualifying round.

References
  1. "Carlo Thränhardt in Eberstadt in Rekordlaune". www.leichtathletik.de | Das Leichtathletik-Portal. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
  3. "Masterstrack.com » Carlo Thränhardt crushes legendary world record in high jump". masterstrack.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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