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German triple jumper
Michael Sauer (born 27 August 1941 in
Recklinghausen ) is a German former
triple jumper .
His international medals include bronze at the
1965 Summer Universiade , silver at the
1966 European Indoor Games and gold at the
1967 Summer Universiade .
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sixth at the
1966 European Championships ,
[3] fifth at the
1967 European Indoor Games ,
[4] seventh at the
1968 European Indoor Games ,
[5] fourth at the
1969 European Indoor Games ,
[6] fourth at the
1970 European Indoor Championships ,
[7] eighth at the
1971 European Indoor Championships ,
[8] fourth at the
1971 European Championships ,
[9] and sixth at the
1972 European Indoor Championships .
[10] He also competed at the
1968 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
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Sauer became
West German champion every year from 1963 to 1971 except for 1966. Indoors he became West German champion every year from 1963 to 1972, won a national bronze medal every year from 1973 to 1976 and a last gold medal in 1979. He represented the club
TSV 1860 München early on, then
USC Mainz .
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[13] He received the
Rudolf Harbig Memorial Award in 1975. His personal best jump was 16.77 metres, achieved in 1968.
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In the
long jump , he finished eighth at the
1965 Summer Universiade ,
[14] seventh at the
1967 Summer Universiade
[15] and eighth at the
1968 European Indoor Games .
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Outside of sports, Sauer was a sports journalist for the
Südwestfunk and
ZDF , including a stint as a presenter of the weekly sports show Pfiff . He received the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1997.
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References
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"World Student Games (Universiade – Men)" . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2024 .
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"European Indoor Championships (Men)" . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2024 .
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"Men Triple Jump Athletics VIII European Championships 1966 Budapest, Hungary" . Todor Krastev. Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
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"1967 European Indoor Games, men's triple jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
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"1968 European Indoor Games, men's triple jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
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"1969 European Indoor Games, men's triple jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
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"1970 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
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"1970 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
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"Men Triple Jump Athletics X European Championships 1971 Helsinki (FIN)" . Todor Krastev. Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
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"1970 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
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Michael Sauer at
Olympedia
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"West German championships medalists, men's triple jump" . Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017 .
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"West German indoor championships medalists, men's triple jump" . Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017 .
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Results at Tilastopaja
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Results at Tilastopaja
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"1968 European Indoor Games, men's long jump final" . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 17 February 2024 .