Lutz Dombrowski

Lutz Dombrowski was the top long jumper from the former GDR. In 1979 he won the European Cup, prior to his Olympic gold medal in 1980, and later was 1982 European Champion. Dombrowski's winning jump in Moscow (8.54) was the second-longest jump at the time, after Bob Beamon's vaunted 8.90 in winning the 1968 Olympic gold medal. Dombrowski was a Member of Parliament in the German Bundestag for the left-wing party PDS - Die Linke until it was found out that he had actively worked for the East German Stasi (State Security) for almost eight years. He immediately withdrew from Parliament. He later worked as a sports teacher and is a representative of the sports society in Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Personal Best: LJ – 8.54 (1980).