Josef Schwarz
Josef ("Sepp") Schwarz (born May 20, 1941 in Strabowitz, Sudetenland, Germany; today Třebovice, Czech Republic) is a retired German long jumper. He represented West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Schwarz set the world's best year performance in the men's long jump in the year 1970: 8.35 metres (personal best); this also was the world record at low altitude, until 1975.[1] He also had winning performances in 1970 at the European Cup in Sarajevo and the West German Championships.
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Preceded by Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Waldemar Stepian |
Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1970 |
Succeeded by Norman Tate |
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