Jens Knipphals
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Jens Knipphals is a retired West German
long jump
er.
He finished eighth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships
and won the bronze medal at the 1983 European Indoor Championships
. He became West German champion in 1979 and 1980, representing the sports club VfL Wolfsburg
.
His personal best jump was 8.14 metres, achieved in May 1980 in East Berlin
.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
er.
He finished eighth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships
1978 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 9th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Palasport di San Siro in Milan, a city in Italy, in 1978. It was the first time the championships was held in Italy.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com...
and won the bronze medal at the 1983 European Indoor Championships
1983 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 14th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, in 1983.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...
. He became West German champion in 1979 and 1980, representing the sports club VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
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His personal best jump was 8.14 metres, achieved in May 1980 in East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
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