Wolfgang Knabe

Wolfgang Knabe (born 12 July 1959) is a West German triple jumper.

He finished eighth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships.[1]

His personal best jump was 17.12 metres, achieved in September 1988 in Düsseldorf. This result places him ninth on the German all-time performers list, behind Ralf Jaros, Charles Friedek, Volker Mai, Dirk Gamlin, Peter Bouschen, Wolfgang Zinser, Jörg Drehmel and Jörg Elbe.[2]

He became West German champion in 1988, representing the sports club TV Wattenscheid.[3]

He has continued to jump into the Masters athletics age groups. He is the current world record holder in the M45 and M50 age divisions.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1981 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  2. ↑ Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc
  3. ↑ West German championships, men's triple jump
  4. ↑ http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-men



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