[4] He holds the long jump world record in his category at 8.72m set in Rhede, Germany in June 2023, breaking his previous mark of 8.62 m set at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

[4] Rehm won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London in the long jump F42/44 classification.

[10] That distance of 8.40m was enough to win the gold medal at the prior 3 Summer Olympics (2012 London, 2008 Beijing, 2004 Athens).

[12] However, the IAAF ruled that Germany failed to prove its case, and denied Rehm permission to participate at the Rio Olympics.

Rehm will again attempt to qualify for an IAAF-sanctioned able-bodied competition, the London 2017 World Championships in Athletics.

[NB 1][4] Markus Rehm won the long jump competition setting a new world record of 8.62m.