Dietmar Mögenburg

On 26 May 1980, at the age of 18, Mögenburg jumped 2.35 m which tied the world outdoor record set by Jacek Wszoła of Poland. At the time, this mark also established a new world outdoor junior record. He reached his outdoor peak on 10 June 1984 when he cleared 2.36 m in Eberstadt, in a competition won by Zhu Jianhua with a world record of 2.39 m. Mögenburg would later establish a new world indoor mark of 2.39 m on 14 February 1985 in Cologne. As of 2015, the only German to have jumped higher is his 1980s rival Carlo Thränhardt, who cleared 2.37 m outdoors (1984) and 2.42 m indoors (1988).

• 10-time West German High Jump Champion (1980–85, 1987–90)
• 5-time West German Indoor High Jump Champion (1979–81, 1984, 1989)

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  West Germany
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, West Germany	1st	2.31 m
	Liberty Bell Classic	Philadelphia, United States	3rd	2.22 m
1981	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	3rd	2.25 m
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	1st	2.34 m
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	2.30 m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	2.29 m
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	2.33 m
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	1st	2.35 m
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	2.34 m
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	4th	2.28 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	2.35 m
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	2.37 m
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	6th	2.34 m
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	2.33 m
	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	2.35 m
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	3rd	2.30 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	6th	2.31 m
Representing  Germany
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	27th (q)	2.15 m

Note: Result with a q, indicates overall position in qualifying round.

• Dietmar Mögenburg at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Jacek Wszola	Men's High Jump World Record Holder equalled the 2.35 mark by Jacek Wszola (POL) 1980-05-26 – 1980-08-01	Succeeded by Gerd Wessig
Sporting positions
Preceded by Vladimir Yashchenko	Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1979	Succeeded by Gerd Wessig