Till Helmke

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Till Helmke at Mannheim DLV Competition 2011 Till Helmke.jpg
Till Helmke at Mannheim DLV Competition 2011

Till Helmke (born May 6, 1984 in Friedberg, Hesse) is a male track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany. [1]

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Biography

Helmke represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Martin Keller. In their qualification heat they placed third behind Jamaica and Canada, but in front of China. Their time of 38.93 was the sixth fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.58 seconds, which was the fifth time. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 7th200 m 21.10 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
6th (h) [2] 4 × 100 m relay 39.85
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd100 m10.52
3rd200 m20.86
2nd4 × 100 m relay40.41
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 5th200 m 20.78 (wind: 1.3 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.12

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References

  1. 1 2 Athlete biography: Till Helmke, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 29, 2008
  2. Competed only in the heat.