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.
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| Full name | Charles Michael Friedek[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1971 (age 53)[1] Gießen, West Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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edit- ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Friedek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ No mark in the final.
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