Henry Lauterbach is a retired East German high jump

High jump

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Long jump

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In the high jump he finished fourth at the 1978 European Championships

1978 European Championships in Athletics

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 in Prague, Czechoslovakia and sixth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships

1979 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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 in Vienna, Austria. He competed at the 1976 Olympic Games

East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athletes from East Germany competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 267 competitors, 154 men and 113 women, took part in 139 events in 17 sports.-Medalists:-Athletics:Men's Marathon...

, but did not reach the final round; at the 1980 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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 however he finished fourth. With a jump of 2.29 metres he missed out on the bronze medal by 2 centimetres; the bronze and gold medals were won by his compatriots Jörg Freimuth

Jörg Freimuth

Jörg Freimuth is a retired East German high jumper.He won the bronze medal for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union with a jump of 2.31 metres. He retired in 1982 and started working as an electrician.Jörg is the twin brother of decathlete Uwe Freimuth.-References:...

 and Gerd Wessig

Gerd Wessig

Gerd Wessig was an East German high jumper who won a gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics....

 respectively. Lauterbach was ranked sixth in the world that season by Track and Field News.

In domestic competitions, Lauterbach represented the sports club SC Turbine Erfurt. He won silver medals at the East German championships in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1980 and a bronze medal in 1981. The East German champion during those years was usually Rolf Beilschmidt

Rolf Beilschmidt

Rolf Beilschmidt is a retired East German high jumper.Beilschmidt represented the sports club SC Motor Jena, and became East German champion in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981....

. Lauterbach became East German indoor champion in 1979.

Lauterbach had a personal best high jump of 2.30 metres, achieved in August 1978 in Potsdam

Potsdam

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Lauterbach also competed in the long jump on an international level, winning the gold medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships

1982 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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 in Milan

Milan

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, Italy

Italy

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. His winning result of 7.86 metres has been improved in all of the later editions of the European Indoor Championships. On the national level Lauterbach won silver medals in this event at the East German championships in 1970, 1972, 1976 and 1981. Additionally he won a bronze medal in 1974. He became East German indoor champion in 1982.

His personal best long jump was 8.35 metres, achieved in August 1981 in Erfurt

Erfurt

Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...

. This ranks him third among German long jumpers, behind Olympic medalists Lutz Dombrowski

Lutz Dombrowski

Lutz Dombrowski is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic champion.Dombrowski was the best ever long jumper from the former East Germany. After winning at the European cup in 1979 he won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympic games in Moscow. In 1982, he was European champion. He...

 and Frank Paschek

Frank Paschek

Frank Paschek is a retired East German long jumper.He won the silver medal for East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union....

, and equal to Josef Schwarz

Josef Schwarz

Josef Schwarz is a retired German long jumper. He represented West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Schwarz set the world's best year performance in the men's long jump in the year 1970: 8.35 metres ; this also was the world record at low altitude, until 1975...

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