Michael Karst (born 28 January 1952 in
Mannheim
Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's ...
) is a retired
3000 m steeplechaser from
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
.
Biography
He finished fifth at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
,
first at the
1977 World Cup and fourth at the
1978 European Championships. He also won two silver and one gold medal at the Summer Universiades in
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
,
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
and
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...
. At the
1977 European Indoor Championships he finished sixth in
3000 metres.
In June 1974 he set a new
European record of 8:18.4 minutes, which he improved to a then-national record of 8:18.0 at the
1974 European Championships where he won the bronze medal. He improved his (West) German record on two occasions in
Stockholm, first to 8:16.2 minutes in July 1975 and finally to 8:14.05 minutes in July 1977. This result places him sixth on the German all-time performers list, behind
Damian Kallabis
Damian Kallabis (born 10 June 1973 in Gliwice, Poland) is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
In 1997 his personal best time was 8:37.35 minutes. The next year he sensationally won the European Championships ...
,
Hagen Melzer,
Frank Baumgartl,
Rainer Schwarz and
Uwe Pflügner.
Karst won five German national titles, in the years 1974-1977 and 1979.
German championships, men's 3000 m steeplechase
/ref> He competed for the sports clubs SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken and USC Mainz during his active career.
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1952 births
Living people
West German male steeplechase runners
West German male long-distance runners
Sportspeople from Mannheim
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of West Germany
European Athletics Championships medalists
German male steeplechase runners
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade gold medalists for West Germany
Universiade silver medalists for West Germany
Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade