Markus Rehm
 Markus Rehm in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 August 1988 Göppingen, Germany |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) |
Long jump Sprints |
Medal record
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| Updated on 20 August 2014. | |
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Markus Rehm (born in Göppingen on 22 August 1988) is a German amputee and Paralympian. He began in sports at age 20 and became a Long Jump F44 world champion in 2011. His club is TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen and he is a medical specialist.[1]
His result of 8.40 is the world record set in men's long jump in the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
2012 Summer Paralympics
He won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the men's long Jump F42/44 classification. He made (7.35m/1,093 points) and set a new world record.[2][3] On winning he stated "I think it was the perfect jump today."[4]
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