Waldemar Steffen
Waldemar Steffen (born November 23, 1872 in Hamburg ; † February 12, 1965 there ) was a German athlete .
In 1898 he achieved 1.84 m in the high jump . However, this height was not recognized as a German record, as only one line was crossed.
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 , he was eighth in the long jump with his personal best of 6.30 m . In the high jump he shared fourth place with two other athletes who jumped 1.70 m. In the triple jump he didn't make it into the top six, in the standing triple jump he didn't make it into the top four.
Waldemar Steffen started for SC Germania Hamburg, one of the predecessor clubs of Hamburger SV .
Web links
- Waldemar Steffen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ according to Marriage Register Hamburg 02, 1902, Volume 05, Entry No. 1128
- ↑ Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel death register, 1965, entry No. 284
- ↑ HSV Athletics Department: History of HSV Athletes up to 1950 ( Memento from January 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steffen, Waldemar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1965 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |