Fritz Köppen

Fritz Köppen
nation	GDR
birthday	June 28, 1935
place of birth	Berlin ,  German Empire
size	178 cm
Weight	70 kg
job	Toolmaker
Career
discipline	Long jump , decathlon
Best performance	7.69 m
society	SC unit Dresden
status	resigned
Medal table
GDR championships 2 × 0 × 3 ×
GDR championships gold Erfurt 1957 Decathlon gold Leipzig 1959 Long jump bronze Leipzig 1960 Long jump bronze Dresden 1961 Long jump bronze Dresden 1962 Long jump

Fritz Köppen (born June 28, 1935 in Berlin - Charlottenburg ) is a former German athlete . He competed in the long jump and in the decathlon .

biography

Fritz Köppen, who started for SC Einheit Dresden , was GDR decathlon champion in 1957 . In the following years he specialized in the long jump and was also able to become German champion in this discipline in Leipzig in 1959 . In the three following years he won bronze every time. At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 , however, he did not manage to qualify for the final in the long jump , and took 19th place.

Web links

• Fritz Köppen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )