Klaus Tafelmeier
Klaus Tafelmeier (born April 12, 1958 in Singen (Hohentwiel) ) is a former German athlete and Olympic participant who - starting for Germany - won the gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1986 European Championships . In the same year he became the first holder of the world record with the newly prescribed javelin with a height of 85.74 m.
In his youth he went to the Friedrich-Wöhler Gymnasium in Singen , where he is still on the record table as the record holder of almost all throwing disciplines. Klaus Tafelmeier belonged to the sports club Bayer 04 Leverkusen . In his active days he was 1.90 m tall and weighed 94 kg. Tafelmeier now works for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
successes
- 1977: Junior European Championships: 1st place (84.14 m)
- 1982: European Championships : 13th place (70.40 m - invalid - invalid)
- 1983: World Championships : 8th place (75.06 - 80.42 m - invalid - invalid - invalid - invalid)
- 1984: Olympic Games 1984 : Qualification
- 1986: European Championships : 1st place (79.36 - 84.76 m - 77.46 - invalid - invalid - 76.78)
- 1986: First official world record with the new javelin: 85.74 m on September 20th in Como .
- 1987: World Championships : qualification
- 1988: Olympic Games : 4th place ( 80.14 m - 78.72 - 78.28 - invalid - 77.76 - 82.72)
- 1990: European Championships : 11th place (77.24 - 70.44 - 77.26 m )
- 1991: World Championships : Qualification
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
- Klaus Tafelmeier in the Olympedia.org database(English)
- Klaus Tafelmeier in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tafelmeier, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete and Olympian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Singing , Constance district |