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Berlin, Germany |
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Steffen Landgraf (born August 26, 1980 in Berlin) is a former German long jumper / decathlete and an active scientist in forensic psychiatry and clinical neuroscience.
Between 1998 and 2004, Steffen competed for the . In 2001, he won the German championship title with the 4 × 200 m relay at the in Dortmund (together with Ronny Ostwald, Ralf Riester und Kofi Amoah Prah). He also won the Bronze medal with the 4 × 400 m relay in Dortmund 2001. His is also a German decathlon team champion, winning at the German outdoor multi-events championships in Vaterstetten in 2004 (together with the 2006 Indoor Heptathlon World Champion André Niklaus und Marian Geisler).
On June 4, 2001, he jumped his career best of 7.84m (25 ft 8½in) in Wesel, Germany, and qualified for the U23-European Championships in Amsterdam, where he finished 15th. In 2001, he won the German U23 title in the 4 × 100 m relay (together with Tobias Samberg, Kai Doskoszynski und Ralf Riester) and the U23 Silver medal in the long jump at the German U23-Championship in Schweinfurt. He also was German junior champion with the 4 × 100 m relay at the German U20-Championships in Duisburg in 1999 and at the German U18-Championships in Lüdenscheid in 1997. He won the Bronze medal in the long jump in Duisburg in 1999 and placed 4th in the long jump at the German U20-Championships in Berlin in 1998 and 8th at the German U18-Championships in Lüdenscheid in 1997.
During his active time, Steffen Landgraf was coached by Klaus Beer, the former Olympic Silver medalist in the long jump in Mexico City in 1969, and Rainer Pottel, the former Olympian in the decathlon in Moscow in 1980.