Paul Meier (born 27 July 1971 in Velbert) is former German decathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart where he set a personal best of 8548 points. A year earlier he had finished in sixth place at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
At the 1996 European Cup for Decathlon in Lage, Meier injured himself in the long jump and was unable to participate in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. His personal best of 8548 points ranks him seventh among German decathletes, behind Jürgen Hingsen, Uwe Freimuth, Siegfried Wentz, Frank Busemann, Torsten Voss and Guido Kratschmer.
On 30 April 2004 he married high jumper Heike Henkel. Their daughter Marlene Meier is also an athlete.
Achievements Representing 1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria8thDecathlon7198 ptsRepresenting 1992Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria5thDecathlon 8153 ptsOlympic Games Barcelona, Spain6thDecathlon 8192 pts1993Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 2ndDecathlon8460 ptsWorld Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rdDecathlon8548 pts1995Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria8thDecathlon8149 ptsWorld Championships Gothenburg, Sweden —DecathlonDNF
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