Henry Lauterbach is a retired East German high jumper and long jumper.
Education
In the high jump he finished fourth at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia and sixth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships in Vienna, Austria. He competed at the 1976 Olympic Games, but did not reach the final round. At the 1980 Olympic Games however he finished fourth.
Career
Lauterbach was ranked sixth in the world that season by Track and Field News. In domestic competitions, Lauterbach represented the sports club South Carolina Turbine Erfurt. Lauterbach also competed in the long jump on an international level, winning the gold medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships in Milan, Italy.
His winning result of 7.86 metres has been improved in all of the later editions of the European Indoor Championships.
This ranks him third among German long jumpers, behind Olympic medalists Lutz Dombrowski and Frank Paschek, and equal to Josef Schwarz.