Wolfgang Kreißig (born 29 August 1970 in Gehrden, West Germany) is a retired German track and field athlete who specialised in the

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. He was a finalist at both

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and

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, finishing ninth and eighth respectively. His best placing on the global stage was fifth at the

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. He has personal bests of 2.34 metres outdoors (1999) and 2.30 metres indoors (1997). He was a member of the

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* 1970 births Living people German male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Gehrden Universiade silver medalists for Germany MTG Mannheim athletes Sportspeople from Lower Saxony {{Germany-highjump-bio-stub