Jörg Drehmel
![]() Jörg Drehmel in 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 3 May 1945 (1945-05-03) (age 79) Trantow, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | ASK Vorwärts Potsdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Heinz Rieger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 17.31 (1972)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jörg Drehmel (born 3 May 1945) is a retired East German triple jumper who won a silver medal at the 1972 Olympics. He was the European champion in 1971.[2]
Sports career
Drehmel first tried his hand at the javelin throw and the decathlon before switching to the triple jump in 1966. His first big success came with a win at the European Cup in 1970, where he was the first German jumper to set a record with the first-ever jump over 17 meters. His jump of 17.16 meters to win the European Championship in 1971 did not qualify as a record due to excessive tail wind.[2]
Background
Drehmel had a degree in electronics and was an officer in the National People's Army. At the end of his career in 1977 he became a youth coach for long and triple jump athletes. At the demise of the GDR he lost this position, and later joined the state sports association in the state of Brandenburg.[2] At present he is the honorary jumping coach at SC Potsdam. He resides in Stahnsdorf near Potsdam.
References
- ^ Jörg Drehmel. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jörg Drehmel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
External links
Media related to Jörg Drehmel at Wikimedia Commons
- Jörg Drehmel at World Athletics
- Jörg Drehmel at European Athletics (archive)
- Jörg Drehmel at Olympics.com
- Jörg Drehmel at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Jörg Drehmel at Olympic.org (archived)
- Jörg Drehmel at Olympedia
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