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Wolfgang Nordwig (born 27 August 1943) is a former East German pole vaulter. He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal, respectively, clearing 5.50 m in 1972.
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Nordwig, der 1957 mit der Leichtathletik begann, war einer der erfolgreichsten Leichtathleten des SC Motor Jena. Als Nachfolger des achtmaligen DDR-Meisters Manfred Preußger vom SC DHfK Leipzig holte er von 1965 bis 1972 achtmal den DDR-Meistertitel im Stabhochsprung nach Jena. Außerdem gewann er bei den Europameisterschaften im Stabhochsprung 1966...
1968 – Vaterländischer Verdienstordenin Bronze1970 – Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber1971 – Stern der Völkerfreundschaftin Silber1972 – Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in GoldKurzbiografie zu: Nordwig, Wolfgang. In: Wer war wer in der DDR? 5. Ausgabe. Band 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4.Karl-Heinz Keldungs: Wolfgang Nordwig. In: ders.: Die deutsche Leichtathletik in 100 Porträts von Hanns Braun bis Malaika Mihambo. Arete Verlag Christian Becker, Hildesheim 2022, ISBN 978-3-96423-0...Artikel zum 70. Geburtstag (Memento vom 19. Juli 2017 im Internet Archive) Märkische Oderzeitung26. August 2013- 27. August 1943
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At the 1972 München Olympic Games pole vaulter Wolfgang Nordwig became the first non-US pole vaulter to win Olympic gold, when defending champion Bob Seagren was handicapped by a last minute IAAF ruling which forced him to change his pole and he failed to retain his Olympic title.
Wolfgang Nordwig was a pole vaulter from East Germany who won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He also set three world records and won eight national titles and three European titles in his career.
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Sep 2, 1972 · Competitors from the United States had won every pole vault competition since the Modern Games began in 1896, but in 1972 the streak came to an end as East Germany's Wolfgang Nordwig soared to victory. Nordwig had one great advantage.
Sep 2, 2019 · East Germany’s Wolfgang Nordwig cleared 5.5 meters (18 feet, ½ inches) to win the pole vault gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, beating the silver medalist Bob Seagren of the United States (5.4 meters; 17 feet, 8½ inches).
Feb 18, 2021 · Wolfgang Nordwig won bronze in the pole vault at the 1968 Summer Olympics with a vault of 5.40m. Four years later, Nordwig claimed the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich with a...
