Damian Kallabis
Damian Kallabis (born June 10, 1973 in Gliwice , Poland ) is a former German athlete .
Career
His greatest success was the surprising victory over 3000 meters obstacle (8: 13.10 min) at the European Championships in 1998 in Budapest . Furthermore, the Kallabis trained by Stéphane Franke was fourth in this discipline at the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville . At the 2000 Olympic Games, he came in 15th after a fall.
He won the World Cup final in 1998, and came second in the European Cup finals in 1999, 2000 and 2002. In 1998 and 2000 he was German champion. On August 11, 1999, Kallabis ran the still existing German record over the 3000 meter obstacle with 8: 09.48 minutes in Zurich . In 1998 there was suspicion of doping around Kallabis and his trainer Stéphane Franke in connection with the use of the blood thinner HES. At the end of 2004 he resigned.
Damian Kallabis had a competition weight between 66 and 68 kg with a height of 1.77 m.
literature
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society.
Web links
- Damian Kallabis in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Damian Kallabis in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Franke in the gray area of doping . In: Welt Online . 4th December 1998
- ↑ Sascha Eggebrecht: Damian Kallabis on his move to LG farbtex , Neckar Chronik February 13, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Callabis, Damian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gliwice |