Michael Sauer (born 27 August 1941 in

Recklinghausen Recklinghausen (; Westphalian: ''Riäkelhusen'') is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and indus ...

) is a German former

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. His international medals include bronze at the

1965 Summer Universiade The 1965 Summer Universiade, also known as the IV Summer Universiade, took place in Budapest, Hungary. Sports at the 1965 Summer Universiade * Athletics * Basketball * Diving * Fencing * Gymnastics * Swimming * Tennis * Volleyball * Water polo M ...

, silver at the

1966 European Indoor Games The 1966 European Indoor Games were the first edition of what later became the European Athletics Indoor Championships. These games took place on 27 March 1966 at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, a city of West Germany. It was the only edition held on a s ...

and gold at the

1967 Summer Universiade The 1967 Summer Universiade, also known as the V Summer Universiade, took place in Tokyo, Japan. Eastern Bloc countries including Soviet Union, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Cuba, Czechoslovakia and North Korea boycotted the Games due to th ...

. sixth at the 1966 European Championships, fifth at the

1967 European Indoor Games The 1967 European Indoor Games were held at Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic) from 11 March to 12 March 1967. The track used for the championships was 150 metres long. Medal summary Men Women Medal table P ...

, seventh at the

1968 European Indoor Games The 1968 European Indoor Games were held between 9–10 March 1968 at Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, the capital of Spain. The track used for the championships was 182 metres long. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participating nations ...

, fourth at the

1969 European Indoor Games The 1969 European Indoor Games were held between 8–9 March 1969 in Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia). In 1970 the European Indoor Games were replaced by the European Athletics Indoor Championships. The track used for the c ...

, fourth at the 1970 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1971 European Indoor Championships, fourth at the 1971 European Championships, and sixth at the 1972 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1968 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Sauer became West German champion every year from 1963 to 1971 except for 1966. Indoors he became West German champion every year from 1963 to 1972, won a national bronze medal every year from 1973 to 1976 and a last gold medal in 1979. He represented the club

TSV 1860 München A tab-separated values (TSV) file is a simple text format for storing data in a tabular structure, e.g., a database table or spreadsheet data, and a way of exchanging information between databases. Each record in the table is one line of the text ...

early on, then

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 ...

. He received the

Rudolf Harbig Memorial Award The Rudolf Harbig Memorial Award (german: Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis) is an annual sports award in recognition of Germany, German competitors in the sport of athletics who, in performance and attitude, have been role models for young people. The ...

in 1975. His personal best jump was 16.77 metres, achieved in 1968. In the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

, he finished eighth at the

, seventh at the

and eighth at the

. Outside of sports, Sauer was a sports journalist for the '' Südwestfunk'' and ''

ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...

'', including a stint as a presenter of the weekly sports show ''Pfiff''. He received the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

in 1997.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sauer, Michael 1941 births Living people Sportspeople from Recklinghausen West German male triple jumpers West German male long jumpers Olympic athletes for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) TSV 1860 München athletes USC Mainz athletes FISU World University Games gold medalists for West Germany Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany West German Athletics Championships winners German television presenters