Charles Friedek
Personal information
Full nameCharles Michael Friedek[1]
Born26 August 1971 (1971-08-26) (age 52)[1]
Gießen, West Germany[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Seville Triple jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 MaebashiTriple jump
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2002 MunichTriple jump
European indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 GhentTriple jump
Silver medal – second place1998 ValenciaTriple jump

Charles Michael Friedek (born 26 August 1971 in Gießen) is a German triple jumper who became world champion in 1999 with a jump of 17.59 metres. He had already won the World Indoor Championships the same year, with an indoor PB of 17.18 metres.

In 2002, he won a silver medal at the European Championships with 17.33 metres. At the European Indoor Championships, he won a silver medal in 1998 and gold in 2000.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  West Germany
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia NM
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 12th 15.53 m
Representing  Germany
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 14th (q) 16.71 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 4th 17.16 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 11th 16.86 m
Universiade Catania, Italy 5th 16.90 m
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 2nd 17.15 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 17.04 m
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 1st 17.18 m
Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 2nd 17.20 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 1st 17.59 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 1st 17.28 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 9th (q) 16.93 m[2]
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 17.13 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd 17.33 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece NM
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 26th (q) 15.75 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany NM

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Friedek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. No mark in the final.

References

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