Dietmar Mögenburg (, ; born 15 August 1961) is a (West) German former high jumper who won gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and at the 1982 European Championships in Athens.
Career On 26 May 1980, at the age of 18, Mögenburg jumped 2.35 m which tied the world outdoor record set by Jacek Wszoła of Poland. At the time, this mark also established a new world outdoor junior record. He reached his outdoor peak on 10 June 1984 when he cleared 2.36 m in Eberstadt, in a competition won by Zhu Jianhua with a world record of 2.39 m. Mögenburg would later establish a new world indoor mark of 2.39 m on 14 February 1985 in Cologne. As of 2015, the only German to have jumped higher is his 1980s rival Carlo Thränhardt, who cleared 2.37 m outdoors (1984) and 2.42 m indoors (1988).
International competitions 10-time West German High Jump Champion (1980–85, 1987–90) 5-time West German Indoor High Jump Champion (1979–81, 1984, 1989) Representing 1980European Indoor ChampionshipsSindelfingen, West Germany1st2.31 mLiberty Bell ClassicPhiladelphia, United States3rd2.22 m1981European Indoor ChampionshipsGrenoble, France3rd2.25 m1982European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy1st2.34 mEuropean ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 1st2.30 m1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th2.29 m1984European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden1st2.33 mOlympic GamesLos Angeles, United States1st2.35 m1986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1st2.34 mEuropean ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany4th2.28 m1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy4th2.35 m1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2nd2.37 mOlympic GamesSeoul, South Korea6th2.34 m1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands1st2.33 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2nd2.35 m1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland3rd2.30 mEuropean ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia6th2.31 mRepresenting 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain27th (q)2.15 m Note: Result with a q, indicates overall position in qualifying round.
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