Gerd Wessig [SEP] place of birth
Gerd Wessig
Gerd Wessig (born 16 July 1959 in Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) was an East German high jumper who won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics, the first man ever to set a world record in the high jump at the Olympics.
Early life.
Wessig, a professional chef, trained with the SC Traktor Schwerin under trainer Bernd Jahn. He attended the John Brinckmann School in Goldberg.
Wessig was 2.01 metres tall and, while he was competing, weighed 88 kilograms (6
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- 1987: Matthias Grebenstein
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- 1989: Gerd Wessig
- 1990: Uwe Bellmann
Germany West Germany.
- 1980: Dietmar Mögenburg
- 1981: Dietmar Mögenburg
- 1982: Dietmar Mögenburg
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- 1984: Dietmar Mögenburg
- 1985: Dietmar Mögenburg
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