Marc Blume (born 28 December 1973 in Lüdinghausen) is a German sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres.

Marc Blume
Personal information
Born (1973-12-28) 28 December 1973 (age 50)
Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
Event100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 metres: 6.54
  • 100 metres: 10.13
  • 200 metres: 20.47
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 Stockholm60 m
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 Munich4 × 100 m relay

Biography

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He is the twin brother of Holger Blume. Both represented the sports club TV Wattenscheid. With a personal best of 10.13 seconds, Blume is fifth on the German all-time list.[1]

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Germany
1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea6th100m10.57 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
11th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.93
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany5th (quarterfinals)100 m10.32, PB
6th4 × 100 m relay38.78
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th100m10.40 (wind: -0.5 m/s) SB
6th4 × 100 m relay39.36
1995World IndoorsBarcelona, Spain5th60 m6.59, PB
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7th (quarterfinals)100 m10.40
5th (heats)200 m20.86, PB
1996European IndoorsStockholm, Sweden1st60 m6.62
Summer Olympics[2]Atlanta, United States6th (quarterfinals)100 m10.33
4 × 100 m relayDNF
1997World IndoorsParis, France2nd (heats)60 m6.67
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th4 × 100 m relay39.09, SB
World CupJohannesburg, South Africa7th100 m10.30, SB
7th4 × 100 m relay38.89
1999World IndoorsMaebashi, Japan11th60 m6.59
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain4th (heats)4 × 100 m relay38.84
2000European IndoorsGhent, Belgium=11th60 m6.74
Summer Olympics[2]Sydney, Australia=36th100 m10.42
2002European IndoorsVienna, Austria10th60 m6.70
200 mDNF
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany12th100 m10.38
3rd4 × 100 m relay38.88
World CupMadrid, Spain7th100 m10.46
4 × 100 m relayDSQ
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France4 × 100 m relayDNF
2005European IndoorsMadrid, Spain10th60 m6.71
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th4 × 100 m relay38.48, SB

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marc Blume". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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