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Michael Jackel is a Canadian-born German basketball small forward who played for Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He was born on 19 October 1959 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to German parents, and he stood 199 centimetres tall. In the Olympic men's tournament Germany finished seventh after beating Puerto Rico 96-86 in the classification match. He earned 169 international caps and was European Champion in 1993. In the German Bundesliga he played 17 years and scored 10,783 points, the all-time leading total in that league, with clubs including MTV Wolfenbüttel, ASC 1846 Göttingen, TTL Bamberg and SG Braunschweig. He later returned to Canada, where he worked as a basketball coach and with the police.

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1959 1
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1. Michael Jackel (Olympedia)
  • Biographical information, Born
    Born 19 October 1959 in Vancouver, British Columbia (CAN)
  • Olympedia athlete page, biographical information
    NOC Germany
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    Basketball, Men
  • Competed In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Results table, Games
    1992 Summer Olympics
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