Gerd Nagel (born 22 October 1957 in Sulingen,

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Biography

He won the 1979 University Games and finished fourteenth at the 1987 World Championships. At the European Indoor Championships he won the silver in

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and a bronze in

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, and finished fourth in

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and thirteenth in

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. He represented the sports team

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and became West German champion in 1979. His personal best jump was 2.35 metres, achieved in August 1988 in

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. This result ranks him fifth among German high jumpers, behind

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and Martin Buß. He had a better indoor jump with 2.36 metres, achieved in March 1989 in Sulingen. The Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting Eberstadt in June 1979, when Nagel, Thränhardt and Mögenburg improved the West German record from 2.26 m to 2.30 m, marked the first time three jumpers had cleared this height in the same competition.

International competitions

¹Representing Europe

References

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* * * 1957 births Living people People from Sulingen West German male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany World Athletics Championships athletes for West Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for West Germany Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Athletes from Lower Saxony West German Athletics Championships winners {{West Germany-athletics-bio-stub