Michael Möllenbeck
 Möllenbeck in 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Michael Friedrich Möllenbeck | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1969 Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 November 2022 (aged 52) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Eintracht Frankfurt SC Magdeburg TV Wattenscheid 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 67.64 m (2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Friedrich Möllenbeck (12 December 1969 – 2 November 2022) was a German discus thrower.[1]
Möllenbeck's greatest achievements were two World Championship bronze medals, and his bronze at the 2005 World Championships was especially welcome as Germany struggled to win medals. His personal best throw was 67.64 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Dortmund. This ranks him seventh among German discus throwers, behind Jürgen Schult, Lars Riedel, Wolfgang Schmidt, Armin Lemme, Hein-Direck Neu and Alwin Wagner.[2]
Möllenbeck married fellow discus thrower Anja Gündler in 1996. He died on 2 November 2022, at the age of 52.[3]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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| Representing West Germany
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| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 9th | 49.30 m | |
| Representing Germany
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| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | 64.90 m | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games[1] | Sydney, Australia | 10th | 63.14 m | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | 67.61 m | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 66.37 m | |
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 4th | 64.57 m | ||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 66.23 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 5th | 64.36 m | ||
| 2004 | Olympic Games[1] | Athens, Greece | 20th | 59.79 m | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 65.95 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8th | 59.27 m | ||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 64.82 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 7th | 61.75 m | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Möllenbeck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
Full name: Michael Friedrich Möllenbeck
- ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
- ^ "Michael Möllenbeck". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Michael Möllenbeck at World Athletics
- Michael Möllenbeck at Olympedia (archive)
- Michael Moellenbeck at Olympics.com
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- People from Wesel
- Sportspeople from Düsseldorf (region)
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Germany
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
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