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Gerd Wessig (Lübz, 16 de julio de 1959) es un excampeón olímpico en salto de altura por Alemania Oriental . Trayectoria. Cocinero de profesión y estudiante de gastronomía, poco antes de los Juegos Olímpicos de Moscú sorprendentemente venció el campeonato nacional, con un salto de 2.30 m y se clasificó para el equipo de atletismo en los Juegos.
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.
Hace 5 días · 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 (* 16. Juli 1959 in Lübz) ist ein deutscher Leichtathlet, der – für die DDR startend – 1980 Olympiasieger im Hochsprung wurde.
Gerd Wessig. Biographical information. Biography. 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 high jump Olympic Summer Games 1980 - YouTube. aprilfilmer. 736 subscribers. Subscribed. 38. 4.7K views 3 years ago. Olympic Summer Games 1980 in Moscow - high jump Gerd Wessig...
18 de jul. de 2020 · At the same time, super-heavyweight Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba became the first boxer to win the same division three times, and Gerd Wessig of East Germany became the first male high jumper to break the world record at the Olympic Games. Getty Images.
