Wolfgang Kreißig

Wolfgang Kreißig (born 29 August 1970 in Gehrden, West Germany) is a retired German track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump. He was a finalist at both 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth and eighth respectively. His best placing on the global stage was fifth at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships.^[1]

He has personal bests of 2.34 metres outdoors (1999) and 2.30 metres indoors (1997). He was a member of the MTG Mannheim sports club.^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  West Germany
1989	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	3rd	2.20 m
Representing  Germany
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th	2.20 m
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	5th	2.20 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th (q)	2.24 m
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	2nd	2.29 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	9th	2.29 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	5th	2.29 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th (q)	2.26 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	11th (q)	2.21 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	8th	2.29 m