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Falk Balzer
Falk Balzer (born 14 December 1973 in Leipzig) is a former German hurdler and the son of former East German hurdler Karin Balzer. He is best known for winning the silver medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary and the bronze medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Falk Balzer is the German national record holder in the 60 m hurdles with a time of 7.41 s.
During his entire career Falk Balzer was coached by his parents, Karin Balzer and Karl-Heinz Balzer. His first success in the 110 m hurdles was in 1989, where he won the bronze medal in the last GDR Spartakiad (GDR youth championships).
In 1994 he won the U23-European Cup in Ostrava in the 110 m hurdles.
In 1995 he finished sixth in the 110 m hurdles at the Universiade, where he also ran the 4 × 400 m relay.
In 1996 he won his first German Indoor Championships in the 60 m hurdles with a winning time of 7.53 s. In the 60 m hurdles of the European Indoor Championships he finished fourth.
In 1997 he competed in the 60 m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Paris, but was eliminated in the semifinals. At the German Championships he won bronze in the 110 m hurdles and qualified for the World Championships in Athens, where he ran a new personal best of 13.37 s in the heats. In the semifinals he hit the ninth hurdle which caused him to miss the final.
In 1998 Balzer set his first national indoor record in the 60 m hurdles of 7.47 s. That season he also won the German Indoor Championships in the 60 m hurdles at a winning time of 7.49 s. In the summer season he was the German national champion in the 110 m hurdles (13.28 s) and at the European Cup in Saint Petersburg he earned the silver medal in a new personal best of 13.22 s, just beaten by Colin Jackson. At an international meeting in Monte Carlo, he improved his personal best in the 110 m hurdles to 13.13 s and placed third behind Mark Crear and Allen Johnson. At the European Championships he finished second in the 110 m hurdles, behind Colin Jackson, in another new personal best of 13.12 s. It was the fastest 110 m hurdles final ever. Balzer won the World Cup in Johannesburg in the 110 m hurdles in his all-time best of 13.10 s.
In 1999 he improved his own national indoor record to 7.41 s in the 60 m hurdles. With this time he is the second fastest European all time in the 60 m hurdles. Later that season he finished third at the World Indoor Championships in a winning time of 7.44 s. Until today he is the only German who won a medal at world championships in the 60 m hurdles. In the 1999 summer season he won the European Cup in the 110 m hurdles and came fifth in the World Championships in Sevilla. He also competed in the 110 m hurdles at the Military World Games and won the silver medal behind Stanislav Olijars.
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Falk Balzer
Falk Balzer (born 14 December 1973 in Leipzig) is a former German hurdler and the son of former East German hurdler Karin Balzer. He is best known for winning the silver medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary and the bronze medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Falk Balzer is the German national record holder in the 60 m hurdles with a time of 7.41 s.
During his entire career Falk Balzer was coached by his parents, Karin Balzer and Karl-Heinz Balzer. His first success in the 110 m hurdles was in 1989, where he won the bronze medal in the last GDR Spartakiad (GDR youth championships).
In 1994 he won the U23-European Cup in Ostrava in the 110 m hurdles.
In 1995 he finished sixth in the 110 m hurdles at the Universiade, where he also ran the 4 × 400 m relay.
In 1996 he won his first German Indoor Championships in the 60 m hurdles with a winning time of 7.53 s. In the 60 m hurdles of the European Indoor Championships he finished fourth.
In 1997 he competed in the 60 m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Paris, but was eliminated in the semifinals. At the German Championships he won bronze in the 110 m hurdles and qualified for the World Championships in Athens, where he ran a new personal best of 13.37 s in the heats. In the semifinals he hit the ninth hurdle which caused him to miss the final.
In 1998 Balzer set his first national indoor record in the 60 m hurdles of 7.47 s. That season he also won the German Indoor Championships in the 60 m hurdles at a winning time of 7.49 s. In the summer season he was the German national champion in the 110 m hurdles (13.28 s) and at the European Cup in Saint Petersburg he earned the silver medal in a new personal best of 13.22 s, just beaten by Colin Jackson. At an international meeting in Monte Carlo, he improved his personal best in the 110 m hurdles to 13.13 s and placed third behind Mark Crear and Allen Johnson. At the European Championships he finished second in the 110 m hurdles, behind Colin Jackson, in another new personal best of 13.12 s. It was the fastest 110 m hurdles final ever. Balzer won the World Cup in Johannesburg in the 110 m hurdles in his all-time best of 13.10 s.
In 1999 he improved his own national indoor record to 7.41 s in the 60 m hurdles. With this time he is the second fastest European all time in the 60 m hurdles. Later that season he finished third at the World Indoor Championships in a winning time of 7.44 s. Until today he is the only German who won a medal at world championships in the 60 m hurdles. In the 1999 summer season he won the European Cup in the 110 m hurdles and came fifth in the World Championships in Sevilla. He also competed in the 110 m hurdles at the Military World Games and won the silver medal behind Stanislav Olijars.