戈尔德•韦西格（ gerd wessig） （田径 德国）
moscow 1980: gerd wessig of the german democratic republic celebrates winning the men's high jump competition at the games of the xxii olympiad.
born: 16 july 1959
birthplace: schwerin (germany)
nationality: germany
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
moscow 1980
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 1
high jump world record setter
gerd wessig, a 21-year-old cook from schwerin who was 2.01m tall, was one of the most unexpected winners of the moscow games. two weeks earlier he had won the east german national championship with a personal best of 2.30m. at the olympics he improved by another six centimeters to win the gold medal and break the world record. in fact, even though the men's high jump has been contested at every olympics since the modern games began in 1896, wessig is the only male high jumper to set a world record at the olympics.
生日：1959年7月16日
出生地：施威林，德国
国籍: 德国
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1980年苏联莫斯科夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌1 枚
跳高世界纪录创造者
德国田径运动员戈尔德•韦西格是一名来自施威林的厨师，身高2米01的他在莫斯科奥运会上成为最大的黑马。在奥运会开幕前的两个星期，他以个人 的最好成绩2米30夺得东德全国跳高冠军。在莫斯科，他又将自己的最好成绩提高了6厘米，打破跳高的世界纪录，并夺得奥运金牌。事实上，从1896年第一 届雅典奥运会开始，跳高就一直是奥运会的正式比赛项目，但是，只有韦西格在奥运会比赛中创造过这个项目的世界纪录。