Petra Lobinger
(Redirected from Petra Laux-Lobinger)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 24 January 1967 Weidenau, West Germany |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
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Petra Lobinger née Laux; divorced Schneider (born 24 January 1967)[1] is a German retired athlete who specialised in the triple jump.[2] She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships, in 1993 and 1997. Her biggest success is the fifth place at the 1997 World Indoor Championships.
Career
[edit]Her personal bests in the event are 14.31 metres outdoors (Mainz 1997) and 14.36 metres indoors (Paris 1997). The latter is a former national record which stood for almost 14 years, only being beaten in 2011 by Katja Demut.
In 1994 she married the former pole vaulter, Tim Lobinger (1972–2023), and had two children together. The couple divorced in 2003. Their son Lex-Tyger Lobinger is a professional footballer.[3]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Germany
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| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 6th | Triple jump | 13.53 m |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 13.22 m | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th (q) | Triple jump | 13.18 m |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 9th | Triple jump | 13.66 m |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | – | Triple jump | NM | |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 5th | Triple jump | 14.36 m |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 10th | Triple jump | 13.86 m | |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 8th | Triple jump | 14.02 m |
References
[edit]- ^ Sports-Reference
- ^ Petra Lobinger at World Athletics
- ^ Buschmann, Heiko (10 October 2018). "Lex-Tyger Lobinger: Kicken statt Hochsprung" [Lex-Tyger Lobinger: Kicking instead of high jump]. Fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
