 Gerd Wessig

Gerd Wessig (born 16 July 1959 in Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) was an East German high jumper who won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics, the first man ever to set a world record in the high jump at the Olympics.Wessig, a professional chef, trained with the SC Traktor Schwerin under trainer Bernd Jahn.