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Gerd Wessig (Lübz, 16 de julio de 1959) es un excampeón olímpico en salto de altura por Alemania Oriental.
Gerd Wessig (German pronunciation: [ɡɛʁt ˈvɛsɪç], audio ⓘ; born 16 July 1959 in Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) was an East German high jumper who won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics, the first man ever to set a world record in the high jump at the Olympics.
Gerd Wessig (* 16. Juli 1959 in Lübz) ist ein deutscher Leichtathlet, der – für die DDR startend – 1980 Olympiasieger im Hochsprung wurde.
5 de jun. de 2024 · Gerd Wessig, a 21-year-old cook from Schwerin who was 2.01m tall, was one of the most unexpected winners of the Moscow Games. Two weeks earlier he had won the East German national championship with a personal best of 2.30m. At the Olympics he improved by another six centimeters to win the gold medal and break the world record.
Gerd Wessig had his greatest sports moment winning the high jump gold medal at the 1980 Moskva Olympics with a world record of 2.36 metres. At the 1989 World Cup he came in fourth, and he was seventh at the 1986 European Championships.
Gerd WESSIG | Profile | World Athletics. Country. Germany. Born. 16 JUL 1959. Athlete Code. 14194720. Follow me. Honours Summary. 1 x Olympic champion. 1 x In Top 8 at European Championships. 1 x In Top 8 at World (Continental) Cup. 1 x World Records in career. Loading... Gerd WESSIG, Germany.
16 de may. de 2013 · In the men’s field events, East German high jumper Gerd Wessig cleared 2.36m and Polish pole vaulter Wladislaw Kozakiewicz went over 5.78m while Soviet hammer thrower Yuriy Sedykh reached 81.80m to go into new territory for their events; performances that stand up well 33 years later and would possibly be good enough for medals ...
