Rico Freimuth

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Rico Freimuth
Einkleidung der deutschen Olympiamannschaft Rio 2016 Medientag Hannover Rico Freimuth 1.jpg
Freimuth at the 2016 German Olympic Team clothing
Personal information
Born (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 35) [1]
Potsdam, East Germany [2]
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Weight94 kg (207 lb) [2]
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 6th at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.40
    (June 2014)
  • Long jump: 7.60
    (June 2017)
  • Shot put: 15.62
    (June 2015)
  • High jump: 2.01
    (June 2017)
  • 400 m: 47.51
    (May 2012)
  • 110 m hurdles: 13.63
    (August 2014)
  • Discus: 51.56
    (June 2017)
  • Pole vault: 4.90
    (August 2012, August 2013)
  • Javelin: 65.04
    (July 2011)
  • 1500 m: 4:34.69
    (June 2013)
  • Decathlon: 8663
    (June 2017)
Medal record
Decathlon
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 London Decathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Beijing Decathlon
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Hengelo

Rico Freimuth (born 14 March 1988) is a retired [3] German athlete who specialised in the decathlon. [1] He won two medals at World Championships, bronze in 2015 and silver in 2017.

Contents

Rico is the son of Uwe Freimuth, a decathlete, and the nephew of Jörg Freimuth, a high jumper.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands3rdDecathlon7524 pts, PB
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 10thDecathlon 7513 pts
2011 World Championships Daegu, South KoreaDecathlon DNF
2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom6thDecathlon 8320 pts
2015 World Championships Beijing, China3rdDecathlon 8561 pts
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Decathlon DNF
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2ndDecathlon 8564 pts

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rico Freimuth Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rico Freimuth im Porträt" [Rico Freimuth in portrait]. Sportschau (in German). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. Alexandra Dersch / dpa (1 October 2020). "Rico Freimuth und Michael Schrader verabschieden sich vom Leistungssport" [Rico Freimuth and Michael Schrader say goodbye to competitive sports]. leichtathletik.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2021.