Thomas Munkelt
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Thomas Munkelt (born 3 August 1952) is a retired East German athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Born in
Munkelt came into the international athletics scene in 1975 when he won his first of nine East German national championship title and European Cup in 110 m hurdles. Although he finished disappointing fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics, he won both World Cup and European Cup in 1977. The first international championships medal came, when Munkelt finished first at the 1978 European Championships.
Munkelt's career highlight came at the
After hearing the East German government's decision to boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics, Munkelt decided to retire from athletics.
His personal best was 13,37 seconds, achieved in August 1977 in Helsinki. This ranks him seventh among German 110 m hurdlers, behind Florian Schwarthoff, Mike Fenner, Eric Kaiser, Falk Balzer, Thomas Blaschek and Sven Göhler.[2]
References
- ^ Wallechinsky, David.The complete book of the summer Olympics p. 326 (Athens 2004 ed.)
- ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" (PDF). leichtathletik.de. 1 September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2019.