Max Klauß
East German long jumper
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Max Klauß (born 27 July 1947 in Chemnitz) is a retired East German long jumper.
Biography
He competed for the sports clubs SC Karl-Marx-Stadt and SC Einheit Dresden during his active career. He held the East German record in the long jump until his mark was surpassed by Klaus Beer in 1968.[1]
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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1966 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | Decathlon |
European Junior Championships | Odessa, Soviet Union | 1st | Long jump | |
1969 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | Long jump |
1971 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | Long jump |
1972 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 1st | Long jump |
Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 6th | Long jump | |
1973 | European Indoor Championships | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | Long jump |
1974 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | Long jump |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 7th | Long jump |
References
- ^ "Beifall für Klaus Beer". Neues Deutschland (in German). 12 August 1968. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's long jump
- 1934:
Wilhelm Leichum (GER)
- 1938:
Wilhelm Leichum (GER)
- 1946:
Olle Laessker (SWE)
- 1950:
Torfi Bryngeirsson (ISL)
- 1954:
Ödön Földessy (HUN)
- 1958:
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)
- 1962:
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)
- 1966:
Lynn Davies (GBR)
- 1969:
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)
- 1971:
Max Klauß (GDR)
- 1974:
Valeriy Pidluzhnyy (URS)
- 1978:
Jacques Rousseau (FRA)
- 1982:
Lutz Dombrowski (GDR)
- 1986:
Robert Emmiyan (URS)
- 1990:
Dietmar Haaf (FRG)
- 1994:
Ivaylo Mladenov (BUL)
- 1998:
Kirill Sosunov (RUS)
- 2002:
Olexiy Lukashevych (UKR)
- 2006:
Andrew Howe (ITA)
- 2010:
Christian Reif (GER)
- 2012:
Sebastian Bayer (GER)
- 2014:
Greg Rutherford (GBR)
- 2016:
Greg Rutherford (GBR)
- 2018:
Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)
- 2022:
Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)
- 2024:
Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)
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