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Michael Karst

Michael Karst

German athlete

Michael Karst (born 28 January 1952 in Mannheim) is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany.

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He finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics,[1] first at the 1977 World Cup[2] and fourth at the 1978 European Championships. He also won two silver and one gold medal at the Summer Universiades in 1973, 1975 and 1977.[3] At the 1977 European Indoor Championships he finished sixth in 3000 metres.[4]

In June 1974 he set a new European record of 8:18.4 minutes, which he improved to a then-national record of 8:18.0 at the 1974 European Championships where he won the bronze medal. He improved his (West) German record on two occasions in Stockholm, first to 8:16.2 minutes in July 1975 and finally to 8:14.05 minutes in July 1977. This result places him sixth on the German all-time performers list, behind Damian Kallabis, Hagen Melzer, Frank Baumgartl, Rainer Schwarz and Uwe Pflügner.[5]

Karst won five German national titles, in the years 1974-1977 and 1979.[6] He competed for the sports clubs SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken and USC Mainz during his active career.

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Karst". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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    IAAF World Cup in Athletics - GBR Athletics
  3. [3]
    World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics
  4. [4]
    1977 European Indoor Championships, men's 3000 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
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    ""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.
  6. [6]
    German championships, men's 3000 m steeplechase


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