Josef "Sepp" Schwarz (born 20 May 1941 in Strabowitz, Sudetenland, 9.Germany; today Třebovice, Czech Republic) 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 (personal best); this also was the world record at low altitude, until 1975. He also had winning performances in 1970 at the European Cup in Sarajevo and the West German Championships.
References
- "World Record Progression, men Long Jump | Athletix.org". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sepp Schwarz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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Preceded by Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Waldemar Stepian
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Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1970 |
Succeeded by Ron Coleman
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- German male long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for West Germany
- People from Sudetenland
- People from Ústí nad Orlicí District
- Athletes from Munich
- West German Athletics Championships winners
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