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
  1. 1981 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  2. Wolfgang Knabe at World Athletics
  3. Microsoft Word – Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc
  4. "West German championships medalists, men's triple jump". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. "West German indoor championships medalists, men's triple jump". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. "World Masters Athletics".


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