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Dietmar Mögenburg

ディートマー・メーゲンブルク　/　でぃーとまー・めーげんぶるく

Athletics competitor from Germany

August 15, 1961 (age 64)　・　Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia
athletics competitor

My Take

Dietmar Mögenburg is the rare athlete whose physique and discipline aligned perfectly. Standing 201 cm, the Leverkusen-born high jumper turned that towering frame into European gold in 1982 and Olympic gold at Los Angeles 1984. People assume height alone makes a great jumper, but a high center of gravity actually complicates the event; clearing the bar at the world's summit demands extraordinary technical control on top of the gift. Competing for West Germany in the Cold War years, he carried more than his own ambition over each bar. I'm simply in awe of the focus required to refine that talent into back-to-back championship titles.

Overview

Dietmar Mögenburg (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːtmaʁ ˈmøːɡn̩ˌbʊʁk], ; born 15 August 1961) is a (West) German former high jumper who won gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and at the 1982 European Championships in Athens.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dietmar Mögenburg
Name (Japanese): ディートマー・メーゲンブルク
Reading: でぃーとまー・めーげんぶるく
Born: August 15, 1961 (age 64)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Ox
Origin: Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 201 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF

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