Timo Benitz
German middle-distance runner
Timo Benitz in 2017 | ||||||||||||
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Born | (1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 (age 32) Engen, Germany | |||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||
Club | LG Farbtex Nordschwarzwald[1] | |||||||||||
Coached by | Jörg Müller | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Timo Benitz (born 24 December 1991 in Engen) is a German middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres.[2] He took a surprise victory in the 800 metres at the 2014 European Team Championships in Braunschweig where in front of home crowd he beat among others Adam Kszczot and Pierre-Ambroise Bosse. In 2017 he competed at the World Championships reaching the semifinals and later won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 32nd (h) | 1500 m | 3:50.47 |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th | 1500 m | 3:51.76 |
2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 5th | 1500 m | 3:45.38 |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 7th | 1500 m | 3:47.26 |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 12th (h) | 1500 m | 3:42.40 |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | 1500 m | 3:46.73 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 23rd (sf) | 1500 m | 3:44.38 | |
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 1500 m | 3:43.45 | |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 1500 m | 3:39.28 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:46.24 (Braunschweig 2014)
- 1000 metres – 2:16.90 (Pliezhausen 2014)
- 1500 metres – 3:34.94 (Dessau 2014)
Indoor
- 3000 metres – 8:02.62 (Leipzig 2014)
References
- ^ Athletics Database
- ^ Timo Benitz at World Athletics
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Summer Universiade champions in men's 1500 metres
- 1959: Béla Szekeres (HUN)
- 1961: Tomás Salinger (TCH)
- 1963: John Whetton (GBR)
- 1965–1967: Bodo Tümmler (FRG)
- 1970: Francesco Arese (ITA)
- 1973: Frank Clement (GBR)
- 1975: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)
- 1977: Jozef Plachý (TCH)
- 1979: Graham Williamson (GBR)
- 1981: Saïd Aouita (MAR)
- 1983: Claudio Patrignani (ITA)
- 1985: Chris McGeorge (GBR)
- 1987: Hauke Fuhlbrügge (GDR)
- 1989: Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)
- 1991: Niall Bruton (IRL)
- 1993–1995: Abdelkader Chékhémani (FRA)
- 1997: Anthony Whiteman (GBR)
- 1999: Bernard Lagat (KEN)
- 2001: Pedro Antonio Esteso (ESP)
- 2003: Johan Pretorius (RSA)
- 2005: Ivan Heshko (UKR)
- 2007: Samir Khadar (ALG)
- 2009: Vyacheslav Sokolov (RUS)
- 2011: Imad Touil (ALG)
- 2013: Valentin Smirnov (RUS)
- 2015: Aleksey Kharitonov (RUS)
- 2017: Timo Benitz (GER)
- 2019: Michał Rozmys (POL)
- 2021: Benoît Campion (FRA)
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