Mark Ostendarp

Mark Ostendarp (born January 24, 1973 in Coesfeld ) is a former German athlete , who achieved his greatest successes in the 3000 meter obstacle course .

Ostendarp began his sporting career in 1983 at LG Coesfeld , in 1991 he switched to TV Wattenscheid 01 athletics . Between 1993 and 2001 he achieved six placements among the top eight runners at the German obstacle course championships, with winning the 1997 title as the highlight. In 1998 he was second behind Damian Kallabis , in 2001 behind Ralf Assmus .

Ostendarp started four times for the junior national team in 1991 and 1992. From 1993 to 1998 he wore the national jersey ten times. At the indoor world championships in 1997 , he retired as tenth in his run over 3000 meters. At the World Championships in 1997 and at the European Championships in 1998 he reached the final over 3000 meters obstacle and finished ninth in each case. At the Universiade 1997 he won in 8: 25.83 minutes.

At 1.90 m, Mark Ostendarp was unusually tall for an obstacle runner and his competition weight was 69 kg.

Best times

• 1500 meters: 3: 40.70 min on June 7, 1996 in Nuremberg
• 3000 meters: 7: 54.17 min on July 23, 1997 in Hamburg
• 5000 meters: 14: 30.45 min on June 3, 1993 in Koblenz
• 3000 meter obstacle: 8: 18.49 min on August 6, 1997 in Athens (in the world championship finals)

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. P. 877

Web links

• Mark Ostendarp in the database of World Athletics (English)