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Charles Friedek Personal information Born 26 August 1971 Medal recordMen's Athletics Competitor for Germany World Championships Gold 1999 Seville Triple jump World Indoor Championships Gold 1999 Maebashi Triple jump European Championships Silver 2002 Munich Triple jump European indoor Championships Gold 2000 Ghent Triple jump Silver 1998 Valencia Triple jump 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.
References
- IAAF profile for Charles Friedek
- Leverkusen's who's who
World Champions in Men's Triple Jump 1983: Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) • 1987: Hristo Markov (BUL) • 1991: Kenny Harrison (USA) • 1993: Mike Conley (USA) • 1995: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) • 1997: Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) • 1999: Charles Friedek (GER) • 2001: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) • 2003: Christian Olsson (SWE) • 2005: Walter Davis (USA) • 2007: Nelson Évora (POR) • 2009: Phillips Idowu (GBR) • 2011: Christian Taylor (USA)
World Indoor Champions in Men's Triple Jump 1985: Hristo Markov (BUL) • 1987 – 1989: Mike Conley (USA) • 1991: Igor Lapshin (URS) • 1993: Pierre Camara (FRA) • 1995: Brian Wellman (BER) • 1997: Yoel García (CUB) • 1999: Charles Friedek (GER) • 2001: Paolo Camossi (ITA) • 2003 – 2004: Christian Olsson (SWE) • 2006: Walter Davis (USA) • 2008: Phillips Idowu (GBR) • 2010: Teddy Tamgho (FRA)
European Indoor Champions in Men's Triple Jump 1970: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1971: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1972: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1973: Carol Corbu (ROU) • 1974: Michal Joachimovski (POL) • 1975: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1976: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1977: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1978: Anatoly Piskulin (URS) • 1979: Gennadiy Valyukevich (URS) • 1980: Béla Bakosi (HUN) • 1981: Shamil Abbyasov (URS) • 1982: Béla Bakosi (HUN) • 1983: Nikolay Musiyenko (URS) • 1984: Grigoriy Yemets (URS) • 1985: Hristo Markov (BUL) • 1986: Māris Bružiks (URS) • 1987: Serge Hélan (FRA) • 1988: Oleg Sakirkin (URS) • 1989: Nikolay Musiyenko (URS) • 1990: Igor Lapshin (RUS) • 1992: Leonid Voloshin (RUS) • 1994: Leonid Voloshin (RUS) • 1996: Máris Bružiks (LAT) • 1998: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) • 2000: Charles Friedek (GER) • 2002: Christian Olsson (SWE) • 2005: Igor Spasovkhodskiy (RUS) • 2007: Phillips Idowu (GBR) • 2009: Fabrizio Donato (ITA) • 2011: Teddy Tamgho (FRA)
1977: João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) • 1979: João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) • 1981: João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) • 1985: Willie Banks (USA) • 1989: Mike Conley (USA) • 1992: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) • 1994: Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) • 1998: Charles Friedek (GER) • 2002: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) • 2006: Walter Davis (USA) • 2010: Marian Oprea (ROU)
World Best Year Performance in Men's Triple Jump 1970: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1971: Pedro Pérez (CUB) • 1972: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1973: Mikhail Bariban (URS) • 1974: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1975 – 1976: João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) • 1977: Ron Livers (USA) • 1978 – 1979: João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) • 1980: Jaak Uudmäe (URS) • 1981: Willie Banks (USA) • 1982: Keith Connor (GBR) • 1983: Vasiliy Grishchenkov (URS) • 1984: Oleg Protsenko (URS) • 1985: Willie Banks (USA) • 1986 – 1988: Hristo Markov (BUL) • 1989: Volodymyr Inozemtsev (URS) • 1990 – 1991: Kenny Harrison (USA) • 1992 – 1994: Mike Conley (USA) • 1995: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) • 1996: Kenny Harrison (USA) • 1997: Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) • 1998: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) • 1999: Charles Friedek (GER) • 2000 – 2002: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) • 2003 – 2004: Christian Olsson (SWE) • 2005: Marian Oprea (ROM) • 2006: Walter Davis (USA) • 2007: Jadel Gregório (BRA) • 2008: Nelson Évora (POR) • 2009: Phillips Idowu (GBR); • 2010: Teddy Tamgho (FRA)
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Giessen
- German triple jumpers
- German Athletics Champions
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- German athletics biography stubs
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