Gerd Wessig
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| Representing East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1980 Moscow | High jump | |
Gerd Wessig (German pronunciation: [ɡɛʁt ˈvɛsɪç], ⓘ; born 16 July 1959 in Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former 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.