Rainer Pottel

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Rainer Pottel (born August 29, 1953) is a retired decathlete, who represented East Germany in the 1970s and 1980s. He set the best world year performance in 1981, collecting 8311 points at a meet in Birmingham, England (1981-08-30). He is a three-time national champion (1974, 1977 and 1981) for East Germany in the men's decathlon.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of the German Democratic Republic Guido Kratschmer
Best Year Performance
1981
Succeeded by
Flag of the United Kingdom Daley Thompson