Patriz Ilg is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany

West Germany

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He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships

1978 European Championships in Athletics

The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia.-Track:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |-Field:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |-Track:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...

 and gold medals at the 1982 European Championships

1982 European Championships in Athletics

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 in Athens and the 1983 World Championships

1983 World Championships in Athletics

The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....

 in Helsinki

Helsinki

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. At the European Indoor Championships he competed in the 3000 metres

3000 metres

The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

 and won the gold medal in 1982

1982 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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 and finished sixth in 1984

1984 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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At the 1986 European Championships

1986 European Championships in Athletics

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 Ilg came close to defending his title. However, he was overtaken on the final straight by Francesco Panetta

Francesco Panetta

Francesco Panetta is a former Italian long-distance runner, who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s. His greatest achievement was the victory at the World Championships' final over 3000m steeplechase in Rome 1987...

 (silver) and Hagen Melzer

Hagen Melzer

Hagen Melzer is a former German middle and long distance runner who specialized in the 3000 m steeplechase....

 of the GDR (gold). In 1987 Ilg participated in the World Championships

1987 World Championships in Athletics

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 final in Rome but missed out on a medal.

His time of 8:15.06 minutes from the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki

Helsinki

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 remained his career best time. This result places him eighth on the German all-time performers list, behind Damian Kallabis

Damian Kallabis

Damian Kallabis is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.In 1997 his personal best time was 8:37.35 minutes. The next year he sensationally won the European Championships, lowering his personal best time to 8:13.10 minutes...

, Hagen Melzer

Hagen Melzer

Hagen Melzer is a former German middle and long distance runner who specialized in the 3000 m steeplechase....

, Frank Baumgartl

Frank Baumgartl

Frank Baumgartl was an East German track and field athlete, who specialized in the 3000 meters steeplechase. He was born in Bad Schlema....

, Rainer Schwarz, Uwe Pflügner, Michael Karst

Michael Karst

Michael Karst is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany.He finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics, first at the 1977 World Cup and fourth at the 1978 European Championships. He also won two silver and one gold medal at the Summer Universiades in 1973, 1975 and 1977...

 and Steffen Brand

Steffen Brand

Steffen Brand is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.His personal best time is 8:14.37 minutes, achieved at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg...

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He won eight German national titles, in 1978, the years 1980-1982 and the years 1985-1988. He competed for the sports clubs TG Hofen and LAC Quelle Fürth during his active career.