Charles Friedek

Charles Friedek
Personal information
Born 26 August 1971
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)

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[1]
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

References

  1. No mark in the final.


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