Carlo Thränhardt

Carlo Thränhardt ( born July 5, 1957 in Bad Lauchstaedt ) is a former German track and field athlete in the high jump.

Life

Carlo Thränhardt whose parents had left East Germany before the Wall was built, initially belonged to the sports club ASV Köln, later of LG Bayer Leverkusen and the OSC Berlin. He had a competition weight of 85 kg at a height of 1.99 m.

His first international medal he won silver at the European Indoor Championships 1981 in Grenoble. At the European Indoor Championships in 1983, he secured his only international title when he jumped over 2.32 m. It was followed by three more silver medals at the European Indoor Championships, 1984, 1986 and 1987. At the European Championships in 1986 he finished third behind Igor Paklin and Sergei Maltschenko.

On February 26, 1988, he noted in the Schöneberg Gymnasium in Berlin with a 2.42 m indoor world record, which was recognized as a one-time special case as open-air world record because it meant the setting The record of Patrik Sjöberg. In 1991 he was re- painted in the open air record lists, but remained as indoor world record is received and to date in 2010 by Javier Sotomayor's world record of 2.43 m from the year 1989, the second highest ever achieved in the hall performance. His personal best in outdoor competitions, he presented with 2.37 m on September 2, 1984 in Rieti on, it is at the same time German record (as of August 2012).

1986 and 1991 he was German champion in high jump, six times he was runner-up. Thränhardt is two -time Olympian. 1984 Los Angeles in the victory of Dietmar Mögenburg he was skipped 2.15m tenth of the final battle, but even 2.24 m had crossed in qualifying. Slightly better he cut in 1988 in Seoul, but was in a high class competition can not come close to the Olympic record with 2.38 m jumping winner Hennadij Awdjejenko seventh with 2.31 ​​m.

2004 was Carlo Thränhardt in the headlines because he in the RTL show I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! occurred. Since May 2010 he has been with his partner for many years Dr. Constanze Linge ( Linge now Thränhardt ) married, with whom he has a son.

At the International High Jump Meeting Eberstadt jumped Thränhardt 2012 with 1.87 meters set a new world record in the M55 age class. At the 17th Buhler High Jump meeting he improved his world record on 21 June 2013, 1.89 meters, and on August 23, 2013 at the 35th International High Jump Meeting Eberstadt further to 1.90 m.

Medals at international competitions

• Silver with 2.25 m at the European Indoor Championships 1981
• Gold with 2.32 m at the European Indoor Championships 1983
• Silver with 2.30 meters at the European Indoor Championships 1984
• Silver with 2.31 ​​meters at the European Indoor Championships 1986
• Bronze with 2,31 m at the European Championships 1986
• Silver with 2.36 meters at the European Indoor Championships 1987

Writings

• Heroes on time. Talks with Olympic champions. Kiepenheuer & Petrovich, Cologne 1994, ISBN 3-462-02372-1 (together with Irmgard Stoffels ).