- Damian Kallabis
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Damian Kallabis (born 10 June 1973 in Gliwice, Poland) is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
In 1997 his personal best time was 8:37.35 minutes. The next year he sensationally[1] won the European Championships, lowering his personal best time to 8:13.10 minutes. He then won the steeplechase event at the 1998 IAAF World Cup.
In August 1999 he ran in 8:09.48 minutes in Zurich, beating the old German record of Hagen Melzer. This German record still stands.[2] He finished fourth at the World Championships the same year, and fifteenth at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
He became German steeplechase champion in 1998 and 2000, representing the team SCC Berlin. He later switched team to VfB Stuttgart.[3]
References
- IAAF profile for Damian Kallabis
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
- ^ "Sensations-Gold für Kallabis" (in German). ARD. 1998-08-23. http://www.ndr.de/em/news/163.html. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc
- ^ German championships, men's 3000 m steeplechase
European Champions in Men's 3000 m Steeplechase 1938: Lars Larsson (SWE) • 1946: Raphaël Pujazon (FRA) • 1950: Jindřich Roudný (TCH) • 1954: Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) • 1958: Jerzy Chromik (POL) • 1962: Gaston Roelants (BEL) • 1966: Viktor Kudinskiy (URS) • 1969: Mikhail Zhelev (BUL) • 1971: Jean-Paul Villain (FRA) • 1974: Bronisław Malinowski (POL) • 1978: Bronisław Malinowski (POL) • 1982: Patriz Ilg (FRG) • 1986: Hagen Melzer (GDR) • 1990: Francesco Panetta (ITA) • 1994: Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) • 1998: Damian Kallabis (GER) • 2002: Antonio David Jiménez (ESP) • 2006: Jukka Keskisalo (FIN) • 2010: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Men's 3000 m Steeplechase 1977: Michael Karst (FRE) • 1979: Kip Rono (KEN) • 1981: Bogusław Mamiński POL) • 1985: Julius Kariuki (KEN) • 1989: Julius Kariuki (KEN) • 1992: Philip Barkutwo (KEN) • 1994: Moses Kiptanui (KEN) • 1998: Damian Kallabis (GER) • 2002: Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) • 2006: Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) • 2010: Richard Mateelong (KEN)
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- German long-distance runners
- German people of Silesian descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- German athletics biography stubs
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