Rico Freimuth (born 14 March 1988) is a retired[3] German athlete who specialised in the decathlon.[1] 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

References

  1. ^ a b "Rico Freimuth Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Rico Freimuth im Porträt" [Rico Freimuth in portrait]. Sportschau (in German). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ Alexandra Dersch / dpa (1 October 2020). "Rico Freimuth und Michael Schrader verabschieden sich vom Leistungssport" [Rico Freimuth and Michael Schrader say goodbye to competitive sports]. leichtathletik.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2021.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rico_Freimuth
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