Paul MEIER

Decathlete Paul Meier came in sixth at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. One year later he had his greatest athletic moment, winning the bronze medal at the World Championships. After a series of injuries, which necessitated six surgeries, he retired in 1999. Meier also won European Cups in 1993 and 1995. He was awarded the Richard-Schauffele-Gedächtnispreisträger (Memorial Award) in 1992, and received the Sports Badge of North Rhine Westphalia in 1994. In 2004 he married well-known high jumper Heike Henkel-Redetzky. By profession he was a project engineer in plastics technologies and was employed by Microsoft Europe.

Personal Best: Dec – 8548 (1993).