Dietmar Haaf
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Dietmar Haaf (born March 6, 1967 in Bad Cannstatt) is a former (West) German long jumper.
He won the gold medal at the 1990 European Championships in Athletics in Split in a personal best jummp of 8.25 metres. The following year he won the gold medal at the World Indoor Championships in Seville. He finished fourth at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.
His personal best jump of 8.25 metres ranks him seventh among German long jumpers, behind Lutz Dombrowski, Frank Paschek, Josef Schwarz, Henry Lauterbach, Marco Delonge and Konstantin Krause. [1]
Haaf retired in 1997.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | |
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 10th | ||
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | |
| 1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | |
| European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 5th | ||
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 8.25 PB | |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | ||
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 13th | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st |
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Dietmar Haaf
- Profile at maik-richter.de
