Wolfram Müller
Wolfram Müller (born July 8, 1981 in Pirna ) is a German athlete who has been successful as a medium and long-distance runner since the late 1990s. Among other things, he won the gold medal in the 5000-meter run at the European Junior Championships in 1999 and the silver medal in the 1500-meter run at the 2000 Junior World Championships.
General
Wolfram Müller attended the Johann-Gottfried-Herder-Gymnasium in Pirna . Müller is considered a very versatile runner who can achieve top performances from 800 to 10,000 meters . He prefers the 1500 meter route.
His sporting career began at LSV Pirna (later merged with LG Asics Pirna ). He trained with Klaus Müller until a falling out with him in 2002. From then on Wolfram Müller trained under Isabelle Baumann - later under Dieter Baumann - at LAV Tübingen . Due to differences of opinion, he separated from Baumann in mid-2005, switched back to Klaus Müller and has been working for LG Asics Pirna again since the beginning of 2006. Since January 1st 2010 Wolfram Müller starts for the Erfurt LAC and is trained by Enrico Aßmus.
- 1992–2002 LSV Pirna, coach Klaus Müller
- 2003–2005 LAV Asics Tübingen, trainer Isabelle and Dieter Baumann
- 2006–2009 LG Asics Pirna, trainer Klaus Müller
- since 2010 Erfurt LAC, trainer Enrico Aßmus
He is 1.90 m tall with a competition weight of 68 kg. Wolfram Müller has been married since autumn 2008 and is expecting his second child in spring.
In October 2010, the future police master suffered a severe Achilles tendon rupture at the European Police Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. Almost two years after his last competition and the Achilles tendon rupture, he made his successful comeback on February 10, 2012 in Ohrdruf, Thuringia, with second place at the German cross-country championships.
For the future he plans to go long distance and run the 10,000 m.
successes
His first big success was the victory at the U20 European Championships in 1999 over 5000 meters (14: 05.98 min).
The following year he ran into second place at the Junior World Championships over 1500 meters (3: 39.37 min). With this success he was the first German to win a medal in a running discipline at the Junior World Championships. In the same year he also won the title of European cross-country champion among the juniors. At the German Youth Championships in July of the same year, he won over 1500, 3000 and 5000 meters. In his youth and junior years he was German champion more than 10 times.
Wolfram Müller holds the current German youth records over 3000 meters (7: 52.46 min) as well as the German youth indoor record over 1500 meters (3: 44.97 min) and the U23 indoor record over 3000 meters (7: 47.39 min ). Furthermore, he is the owner of the 7.5-kilometer road running best of the B-youth (22:56 min.)
In 2001, Müller was the winner of the 1,500 meter final at the U23 European Championships. In the same year he also took part in the World Championships in Edmonton on this route.
- 1999 Junior European Champion 5000 m
- 2000 German indoor runner-up 1500 m
- 2000 German runner-up over 1500 m
- 2000 junior vice world champion 1500 m
- 2000 German cross-runner-up middle distance
- 2000 junior cross European champion
- 2001 German indoor runner-up 800 m
- 2001 German champion over 1500 m
- 2001 U23 European champion over 1500 m
- 2001 Participation in world championships over 1500 m
- 2003 German indoor champion over 1500 m
- 2003 6th place Military World Championships Cross
- 2004 European Cup winner over 3000 m
- 2004 German champion over 1500 m
- 2004 German runner-up over 5000 m
- 2004 Participation in the Olympic Games over 1500 m
- 2005 German indoor champion over 1500 m
- 2005 7th place in the European Indoor Championships over 1500 m
- 2007 German indoor champion over 1500 m
- 2007 German cross champion middle distance 3.8 km
- 2007 3rd place German championships over 1500 m
- 2008 German runner-up over 1500 m
- 2009 German indoor champion over 1500 m
- 2009 4th place European Indoor Championships over 1500 m
- 2009 German cross champion middle distance 3.1 km
- 2010 German indoor champion over 1500 m
- 2010 German cross-runner-up middle distance 3.4 km
- 2010 German cross-runner-up team middle distance (Müller, Großheim, Schöfisch)
- 2012 German cross-runner-up middle distance 4.1 km
Personal best
| discipline | power | date | place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 meters | 1: 45.14 min | August 28, 2001 | Leverkusen |
| 800 meters (hall) | 1: 47.01 min | February 4, 2001 | Stuttgart |
| 1000 meters | 2: 18.57 min | September 1, 2004 | Sondershausen |
| 1000 meters (hall) | 2: 19.41 min | February 16, 2001 | Halle (Saale) |
| 1500 meters | 3: 35.50 min | June 3, 2003 | Milan |
| 1500 meters (hall) | 3: 38.21 min | January 27, 2002 | Dortmund |
| 3000 meters | 7: 45.05 min | May 30, 2003 | Dessau |
| 3000 meters (hall) | 7: 47.39 min | January 25, 2002 | Karlsruhe |
| 5000 meters | 13: 41.76 min | May 9, 2001 | Koblenz |
| 10 km road run | 29:15 min | April 3, 2010 | Paderborn |
Performance development
| year | 800 meters (in min) |
1000 meters (in min) |
1500 meters (in min) |
3000 meters (in min) |
5000 meters (in min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1: 49.91 | - | 3: 41.83 | - | 14: 00.53 |
| 2000 | 1: 47.17 | - | 3: 39.09 | 7: 52.46 | 13: 51.49 |
| 2001 | 1: 45.14 | 2: 19.29 | 3: 37.61 | 7: 45.41 | 13: 41.76 |
| 2002 | - | 2: 19.90 (H) | 3: 38.21 (H) | 7: 47.39 (H) | - |
| 2003 | - | - | 3: 35.50 | 7: 45.05 | - |
| 2004 | - | 2: 18.57 | 3: 36.17 | 7: 53.54 | 13: 57.51 |
| 2005 | 1: 47.58 (H) | 2: 20.82 | 3: 41.89 / 3: 39.47 (H) | - | - |
| 2006 | 1: 51.10 | - | 3: 42.55 | - | - |
| 2007 | 1: 48.00 | 2: 20.73 | 3: 37.85 | - | - |
| 2008 | - | 2: 19.83 | 3: 38.57 | - | - |
| 2009 | 1: 50.15 (H) | - | 3: 38.80 (H) | - | - |
Web links
- Wolfram Müller in the database of World Athletics (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Wolfram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pirna , GDR |