Rico Freimuth

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 34)
Potsdam, East Germany
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
Event(s)Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals6th 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)

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

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

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 3rd Decathlon 7524 pts, PB
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 10th Decathlon 7513 pts
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea Decathlon DNF
2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom 6th Decathlon 8320 pts
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 3rd Decathlon 8561 pts
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Decathlon DNF
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd Decathlon 8564 pts



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