Jochen Verschl

{{short description|German long jumper}}

Jochen Verschl (born 18 June 1956) is a retired West German long jumper.

A promising athlete as a junior, Verschl won silver medals at both the 1973 and 1975 European Junior Championships.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejm.htm European Junior Championships (Men)] - GBR Athletics He became West German champion in 1977 and 1978, representing the sports club VfB Stuttgart.[http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/112.html West German championships, men's long jump]

His personal best jump was 8.04 metres, achieved in June 1979 in Fürth.[http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m27.htm World men's all-time best long jump (last updated 2001)]