Joachim Kugler (born 19 September 1947) is a German

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

er. He finished eleventh in the men's triple jump at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, won the 1968 CISM Military World Championships, finished ninth at the 1971 European Championships and ninth at the 1973 European Indoor Championships. He became West German champion in 1974 and 1975; won silver medal in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1976 and bronze medals in 1966 and 1968. He represented the clubs TV Murrhardt,

USC Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...

and

ASC Darmstadt ASC may refer to: Educational institutions * Anglican Schools Commission, Australia * Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig, located in Surigao del Sur, Philippines * Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia Organizations Australia * Australian Singing ...

. Indoors he won five medals, including gold in 1975.

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* 1947 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics German male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for West Germany USC Mainz athletes People from Backnang Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region) West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-triplejump-bio-stub