Karlheinz Weisenseel

Karl-Heinz Weisenseel (born 23 January 1954) is a West German former sprinter. He set two indoor 200 metres world records during his career with a best time of 21.11 seconds in 1978. He was a multiple-time national champion individually and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1973 European Athletics Junior Championships.

Career Weisenseel entered the 1973 European Athletics Junior Championships in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay. He advanced past the 200 m heats but finished 5th in his semi-final. In the relay, Weisenseel led off the West German team to a bronze medal.

At the 1975 West German Indoor Athletics Championships, Weisenseel ran 21.16 seconds over 200 m to set his first world record. It was one of three world records set at the meet. Outdoors, he set season bests of 10.2 and 20.8 over 100 m and 200 m respectively to win competitions in Frankfurt. He ran 10.36 over 100 m outdoors that year at a competition in Warsaw, Poland. Outdoors, he ran 20.79 seconds into a headwind to win a 200 m race in Stuttgart.

He competed in his final continental championship at the 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships, advancing to the semi-finals with the fastest time overall in the 200 m heats but placing last in his semi-final race and not qualifying for the finals. He won a 200 m race in Fürth outdoors in 20.82 seconds. He represented the PSV Mannheim, LG Kurpfalz, LG Eintracht Frankfurt, MTG Mannheim, and LAC Quelle clubs in competitions.