Christian Haas (born 22 August 1958, in
Nuremberg
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Bavaria
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West Germany
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) is a retired
West German sprinter who specialized in the
100 metres
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Biography
Haas was West Germany's 100 metre champion in 1980–83 and 1985–87. He added the West German 200 metre titles also in 1980, and '87. He also won the West German indoor 60 metres titles in 1981–88. At the
1982 European Championships he reached the semi-final of the 100 metres but went on and helped win the bronze medal in the
4 x 100 metres relay
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with teammates
Christian Zirkelbach,
Peter Klein and
Erwin Skamrahl.
At the
1983 World Championships he finished sixth in 100 metres final and fifth in the 4 x 100 metres relay final. He was European indoor 60 metre champion in 1984, this was followed by the Los Angeles Olympics where he failed to pass the opening rounds of the 100 metres.
He ran at the European Championships in Stuttgart in 1986, where he reached the 100 metre semi-final. He then finished fifth at the
1987 World Championships and sixth at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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, both times in the relay.
His personal best time was 10.16 seconds, achieved in June 1983 in
Bremen
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. This ranks him eleventh among German 100 m sprinters, behind
Julien Reus,
Frank Emmelmann
Frank Emmelmann (born 15 September 1961 in Groß Börnecke, Saxony-Anhalt) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.
Biography
In 1981 he was 2nd in the European cup final in the 100 metres, to the 1980 Mosc ...
,
Thomas Schröder,
Sven Matthes
Sven Matthes (born 23 August 1969
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Eugen Ray
Eugen Ray (26 July 1957, in Gerbstedt, Bezirk Halle, East Germany – 18 January 1986, in Leipzig, East Germany) was an East German sprinter who ran in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Biography
Ray established himself in the elite of world spri ...
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Steffen Bringmann
Steffen Bringmann (born 11 March 1964 in Leipzig) is a retired East Germany, East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.
Biography
At the 1986 European Championships in Athletics, 1986 European Championships he won silver medals in ...
,
Marc Blume
Marc Blume (born 28 December 1973 in Lüdinghausen) is a German sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres.
Biography
He is the twin brother of Holger Blume. Both represented the sports club TV Wattenscheid
TV Wattenscheid 01 Leichtathletik ...
and
Alexander Kosenkow
Alexander Kosenkow (russian: Александр Косенков; born 14 March 1977) is a German sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.
Biography
Kosenkow was born in Tokmok, Kirghiz SSR, bu ...
.
His P.B. in the 200m was 20.46. Christian Haas represented the sports team
LAC Quelle Fürth.
German championships - men's 100 m
/ref> He is the son of Olympic medalist Karl-Friedrich Haas and European Championships medalist Maria Haas.
See also
* German all-time top lists - 100 metres
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
West German male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for West Germany
Sportspeople from Nuremberg
European Athletics Championships medalists
West German Athletics Championships winners