Patriz Ilg (born 5 December 1957 in Aalen-Oberalfingen) is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from

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Biography

He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships and gold medals at the 1982 European Championships in Athens and the 1983 World Championships in

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. At the European Indoor Championships he competed in the 3000 metres and won the gold medal in 1982 and finished sixth in

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. At the 1986 European Championships Ilg came close to defending his title. However, he was overtaken on the final straight by

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(silver) and Hagen Melzer of the GDR (gold). In 1987 Ilg participated in the

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final in Rome but missed out on a medal. His time of 8:15.06 minutes from the 1983 World Championships in

remained his career best time. This result places him eighth 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, Uwe Pflügner, Michael Karst and

Steffen Brand Steffen Brand (born 10 March 1965, in Recklinghausen) is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. His personal best time is 8:14.37 minutes, achieved at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. This result pl ...

. He won eight German national titles, in 1978, 1980–1982 and 1985–1988.German championships, men's 3000 m steeplechase
/ref> He competed for the sports clubs TG Hofen and LAC Quelle Fürth during his active career.

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* 1957 births Living people People from Aalen Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region) West German male middle-distance runners West German male steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for West Germany World Athletics Championships winners 20th-century German people {{West Germany-athletics-bio-stub