Carlo Thränhardt

Carlo Thränhardt (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 meters 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, and Mutaz Essa Barshim's clearance of 2.43 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 meters (7 ft 10 1/2in) 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
Born	5 July 1957 (1957-07-05) (age 63) Bad Lauchstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  West Germany European Championships 1986 Stuttgart High jump European Indoor Championships 1983 Budapest High jump 1981 Grenoble High jump 1984 Gothenburg High jump 1986 Madrid High jump 1987 Lievin High jump

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.[1]

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 1.87m at the Flopfest meet in Eberstadt, Germany.[2]

Carlo Thränhardt was firstly a member of ASV Köln, later moving to LG Bayer Leverkusen. He had a match weight of 86 kg and was 1.99 m tall.

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

National titles

• West German Athletics Championships
  • High jump: 1986
• West German Indoor Athletics Championships
  • High jump: 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
• German Indoor Athletics Championships
  • High jump: 1991

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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 parenthesis indicate height achieved in qualifying round.

References

1. Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc Archived 2009-01-10 at WebCite
2. http://masterstrack.com/2012/08/23210/%5B%5D

External links

• Carlo Thränhardt at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Dietmar Mögenburg Patrik Sjöberg	Men's High Jump Indoor World Record Holder January 16, 1987 – February 1, 1987 February 26, 1988 – March 4, 1989	Succeeded by Patrik Sjöberg Javier Sotomayor
Preceded by Dietmar Mögenburg Patrik Sjöberg	Men's High Jump European Indoor Record Holder January 16, 1987 – February 1, 1987 February 26, 1988 – (shared with Ivan Ukhov from February 24, 2014)	Succeeded by Patrik Sjöberg Incumbent