Paul Meier (athlete)

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Paul Meier (born July 27, 1971 in Velbert) is former German decathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart where he set a personal best of 8548 points. A year earlier he had finished in sixth place at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

At the 1996 European Cup for Decathlon in Lage, Meier injured himself in the long jump and was unble to participate in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. His personal best of 8548 points ranks him seventh among German decathletes, behind Jürgen Hingsen, Uwe Freimuth, Siegfried Wentz, Frank Busemann, Torsten Voss and Guido Kratschmer.

On April 30, 2004 he married high jumper Heike Henkel.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1992	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	5th	Decathlon
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	Decathlon
1993	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	2nd	Decathlon
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	Decathlon
1995	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	8th	Decathlon
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	DNF	Decathlon

External links

Paul Meier profile at IAAF

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Name	Meier, Paul
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Short description	Athletics (sport) competitor
Date of birth	July 27, 1971
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