Charles Friedek
German triple jumper
Charles Friedek
Full name Charles Michael Friedek[1] Born 26 August 1971 (1971-08-26 ) (age 52)[1] Gießen , West Germany[1] Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] Weight 80 kg (176 lb)[1]
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
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
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
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