Jens Knipphals (born 19 May 1958) is a retired
West German long jumper.
He finished eighth at the
1978 European Indoor Championships and won the bronze medal at the
1983 European Indoor Championships. He became West German champion in 1979 and 1980, representing the sports club
VfL Wolfsburg.
His personal best jump was 8.14 metres, achieved in May 1980 in
East Berlin
East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...
.
World men's all-time best long jump (last updated 2001)
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His son, Sven Knipphals
Sven Knipphals (born 20 September 1985 in Hannover) is a German athlete specialising in the sprinting events. He finished fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships. In addition, he won the silver medal in the same event ...
, is a sprinter.
References
1958 births
West German male long jumpers
Living people
West German Athletics Championships winners
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