Dietmar Mögenburg

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.

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

Height

201 cm

Occupation

athletics competitor

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• North Rhine-Westphalia
• athletics competitor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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