- Hagen Melzer
Hagen Melzer (born
June 16 1959 inBautzen ) is a former (East) German middle and long distance runner who specialized in the3000 m steeplechase .He won the gold medal at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart. A year later he won the silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, where he set a national record at 8:10.32 minutes. This remained his career best time, and places him second on the German all-time performers list behind
Damian Kallabis , who ran in 8:09.48 minutes in 1999. [ [http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc ] ] At the Olympic Games he finished tenth in 1988 and did not reach the final in 1992.Melzer won seven East German national titles, in 1980, 1983 and the years 1985-1989. [ [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/199.html East German championships, men's 3000 m steeplechase] ] He represented the sports clubs
SC Einheit Dresden and, after theGerman reunification ,Dresdner SC . He won the German title in 1991 for his new club. [ [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/81.html German championships, men's 3000 m steeplechase] ]References
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