Michael Möllenbeck

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Michael Möllenbeck
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Achievements and titles
Personal best67.64 m (2002)
Medal record
Men's
athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Edmonton Discus
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Helsinki Discus
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Munich Discus

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

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  West Germany
1988 World Junior Championships
Sudbury, Canada
9th 49.30 m
Representing  Germany
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

  1. ^ 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
  2. Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Michael Möllenbeck". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

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