Klaus-Dieter Tafelmeier (born 12 April 1958 in Singen, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
In September 1986, Tafelmeier threw 85.74 metres in Como to record the first official world record for the new javelin type. The record lasted until May 1987 when Jan Železný threw 87.66 metres. – Athletix Tafelmeier later established a career best throw of 86.64 metres in Gelsenkirchen. This ranks him seventh among German javelin throwers with the new implement, behind Johannes Vetter, Thomas Röhler, Raymond Hecht, Boris Henry, Peter Blank and Peter Esenwein.German top lists – Leichtathletik.de
Achievements Representing 1977European Junior ChampionshipsDonetsk, Soviet Union 1st84.14 m 1982European Championships Athens, Greece 13th70.40 m1983World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th80.42 m1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States22nd73.52 m 1986European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 1st84.76 m1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy15th76.46 m 1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea4th82.72 m1990European Championships Split, Yugoslavia11th77.26 m1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan33rd72.42 m
Seasonal bests by year 1986 - 85.74 1987 - 86.64 1988 - 82.72
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