Mark Ostendarp is a retired German

Germany

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 runner

Running

Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...

, who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Ostendarp won the 1997 Summer Universiade

1997 Summer Universiade

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, finished ninth at the 1997 World Championships

1997 World Championships in Athletics

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 and at the 1998 European Championships

1998 European Championships in Athletics

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. At the 1998 IAAF World Cup he ran the 1500 metres and finished sixth.

He became German steeplechase champion in 1997, representing the team TV Wattenscheid.

His time of 8:18.49 minutes from the 1997 World Championships in Athens

Athens

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 remained his career best time. This result places him ninth on the German all-time performers list, behind Damian Kallabis

Damian Kallabis

Damian Kallabis is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.In 1997 his personal best time was 8:37.35 minutes. The next year he sensationally won the European Championships, lowering his personal best time to 8:13.10 minutes...

, Hagen Melzer

Hagen Melzer

Hagen Melzer is a former German middle and long distance runner who specialized in the 3000 m steeplechase....

, Frank Baumgartl

Frank Baumgartl

Frank Baumgartl was an East German track and field athlete, who specialized in the 3000 meters steeplechase. He was born in Bad Schlema....

, Rainer Schwarz, Uwe Pflügner, Michael Karst

Michael Karst

Michael Karst is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany.He finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics, first at the 1977 World Cup 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...

, Steffen Brand

Steffen Brand

Steffen Brand is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.His personal best time is 8:14.37 minutes, achieved at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg...

 and Patriz Ilg

Patriz Ilg

Patriz Ilg is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany.He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships and gold medals at the 1982 European Championships in Athens and the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki...

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