Dietmar Mögenburg

Dietmar Mögenburg (born 15 August 1961) is a (West) German former high jumper who won gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and at the 1982 European Championships in Athens.

Dietmar Mögenburg

Personal information
Born	(1961-08-15) 15 August 1961 Leverkusen, West Germany
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	2.36 m 2.39 m (indoor)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles High jump World Indoor Championships 1989 Budapest High jump European Championships 1982 Athens High jump European Indoor Championships 1980 Sindelfingen High Jump 1982 Milan High Jump 1984 Goteborg High Jump 1986 Madrid High Jump 1989 Haag High Jump 1988 Budapest High Jump 1981 Grenoble High Jump 1990 Glasgow High Jump

Career

On 26 May 1980, at the age of 18, Mögenburg jumped 2.35 m which tied the world outdoor record set by Jacek Wszoła of Poland. At the time, this mark also established a new world outdoor junior record. He reached his outdoor peak on 10 June 1984 when he cleared 2.36 m in Eberstadt, in a competition won by Zhu Jianhua with a world record of 2.39 m. Mögenburg would later establish a new world indoor mark of 2.39 m on 14 February 1985 in Cologne. As of 2015, the only German to have jumped higher is his 1980s rival Carlo Thränhardt, who cleared 2.37 m outdoors (1984) and 2.42 m indoors (1988).

International competitions

• 10-time West German High Jump Champion (1980–85, 1987–90)
• 5-time West German Indoor High Jump Champion (1979–81, 1984, 1989)

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  West Germany
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, West Germany	1st	2.31 m
	Liberty Bell Classic	Philadelphia, United States	3rd	2.22 m
1981	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	3rd	2.25 m
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	1st	2.34 m
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	2.30 m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	2.29 m
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	2.33 m
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	1st	2.35 m
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	2.34 m
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	4th	2.28 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	2.35 m
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	2.37 m
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	6th	2.34 m
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	2.33 m
	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	2.35 m
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	3rd	2.30 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	6th	2.31 m
Representing  Germany
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	27th (q)	2.15 m

Note: Result with a q, indicates overall position in qualifying round.

External links

• Dietmar Mögenburg at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Jacek Wszola	Men's High Jump World Record Holder equalled the 2.35 mark by Jacek Wszola (POL) 1980-05-26 – 1980-08-01	Succeeded by Gerd Wessig
Sporting positions
Preceded by Vladimir Yashchenko	Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1979	Succeeded by Gerd Wessig