Paul Frommeyer
Paul Frommeyer (born June 28, 1957 in Ibbenbüren ) is a German high jumper , journalist and author.
Life
Frommeyer was one of the best German high jumpers between 1975 and 1986, although the German high jump at that time also had other world-class jumpers with Carlo Thränhardt , Dietmar Mögenburg and Gerd Nagel . Therefore, despite a best performance of 2.34 m, Frommeyer never became German champion, but was runner-up in 1977 and third in 1983 . His best performance set up in 1983 and third place at the German Championships led to the nomination for the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 1983 , where he only finished 16th with a height of 2.19 m. Frommeyer initially started for DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren , then for LG Ratio Münster and finally for TV Wattenscheid 01 .
Frommeyer is 1.97 m tall and had a competition weight of 84 kg.
His best performance of 2.34 m is a Westphalian record to date (July 2016) and Frommeyer is 6th on the all-time German best list.
He has been working as a freelance journalist since retiring.
author
In 2011 Frommeyer published the novel Möller with partly autobiographical features. The book is about a track and field athlete who, as the highlight of his career , was allowed to start at the 2004 Olympic Games , but remained unsuccessful there.
Top performances
- Open air: 2.34 m, June 17, 1983, Recke
Works
- Möller, CNG Sports & media Verlag 2011, ISBN 978-3-98138-381-2
- Lasse Laufen, Verlag Die Werkstatt 2012, ISBN 978-3-89533-870-0
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul Frommeyer in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Frommeyer, Paul |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German high jumper, journalist and author |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ibbenbueren |