Michael Möllenbeck

Michael Möllenbeck

Michael Möllenbeck in 2006
Personal information
Nationality	Germany
Born	December 12, 1969 (1969-12-12) (age 47) Wesel, North-Rhine Westphalia, West Germany
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	120 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Club	Eintracht Frankfurt SC Magdeburg TV Wattenscheid 01
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	67.64 m (2002)
Medal record Men's Discus throw Representing  Germany World Championships 2001 Edmonton Discus 2005 Helsinki Discus European Championships 2002 Munich Discus

Michael Möllenbeck (born December 12, 1969 in Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German discus thrower.

His greatest achievements are two World Championship bronze medals, and his bronze at the 2005 World Championships was especially welcome as Germany struggled to win medals.

His personal best throw is 67.64 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Dortmund. This ranks him seventh among German discus throwers, behind Jürgen Schult, Lars Riedel, Wolfgang Schmidt, Armin Lemme, Hein-Direck Neu and Alwin Wagner.

He married fellow discus thrower Anja Gündler in 1996.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  West Germany
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	9th	49.30 m
Representing  Germany
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	6th	64.90 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	10th	63.14 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	67.61 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	3rd	66.37 m
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	4th	64.57 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	5th	66.23 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	5th	64.36 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	20th	59.79 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	65.95 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	8th	59.27 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	64.82 m
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	7th	61.75 m

External links

• Michael Möllenbeck profile at IAAF