- Henry Lauterbach
Henry Lauterbach (born
22 October 1957 ) is a retired East Germanhigh jump er andlong jump er.In the high jump he finished fourth at the 1978 European Championships in
Prague, Czechoslovakia and sixth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships inVienna, Austria . [ [http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1979/m79_07.html 1979 European Indoor Championships results, men's high jump final] - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite] He competed at the 1976 Olympic Games, but did not reach the final round; at the 1980 Olympic Games however he finished fourth. [ [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/olympics/1980_m.asp#16 1980 Olympic Games, men's results] - Sporting Heroes] With a jump of 2.29 metres he missed out on the bronze medal by 2 centimetres; the bronze and gold medals were won by his compatriotsJörg Freimuth andGerd Wessig respectively. Lauterbach was ranked sixth in the world that season by "Track and Field News ". [ [http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/hjworldranking.pdf All-time world rankings - men's high jump] - "Track and Field News "]In domestic competitions, Lauterbach represented the sports club
SC Turbine Erfurt . He won silver medals at the East German championships in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1980 and a bronze medal in 1981. [ [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/206.html East German championships, men's high jump] - Sport-Komplett] The East German champion during those years was usuallyRolf Beilschmidt . Lauterbach became East German indoor champion in 1979. [ [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/256.html East German indoor championships, men's high jump] - Sport-Komplett ]Lauterbach had a personal best high jump of 2.30 metres, achieved in August 1978 in
Potsdam . [ [http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m25.htm World men's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001)] ]Lauterbach also competed in the long jump on an international level, winning the gold medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships in
Milan ,Italy . [ [http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1982/m82_10.html 1982 European Indoor Championships results, men's long jump final] - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite] His winning result of 7.86 metres has been improved in all of the later editions of the European Indoor Championships. [ [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ei.htm European Indoor Championships (Men)] - GBR Athletics] On the national level Lauterbach won silver medals in this event at the East German championships in 1970, 1972, 1976 and 1981. Additionally he won a bronze medal in 1974. [ [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/208.html East German championships, men's long jump] - Sport-Komplett] He became East German indoor champion in 1982. [ [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/258.html East German indoor championships, men's long jump] - Sport-Komplett]His personal best long jump was 8.35 metres, achieved in August 1981 in
Erfurt . This ranks him third among German long jumpers, behind Olympic medalistsLutz Dombrowski andFrank Paschek , and equal toJosef Schwarz . [ [http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf German all-time lists per 1 September 2006] - Deutschen Leichtathletik-Verband]Notes and references
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