Charles Friedek

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.

Charles Friedek

Personal information
Full name	Charles Michael Friedek[1]
Born	26 August 1971 (1971-08-26) (age 53)[1] Gießen, West Germany[1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Germany World Championships 1999 Seville Triple jump World Indoor Championships 1999 Maebashi Triple jump European Championships 2002 Munich Triple jump European indoor Championships 2000 Ghent Triple jump 1998 Valencia Triple jump

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  West Germany
1989	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	–	NM
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	12th	15.53 m
Representing  Germany
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	14th (q)	16.71 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	17.16 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	11th	16.86 m
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	5th	16.90 m
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	2nd	17.15 m
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	17.04 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	1st	17.18 m
	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	2nd	17.20 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	17.59 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	1st	17.28 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	9th (q)	16.93 m[2]
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	4th	17.13 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd	17.33 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	–	NM
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	26th (q)	15.75 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	NM