Max Heß

Max Heß (born 13 July 1996) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics^[2] and is the 2016 European Champion.

Max Heß

Heß in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 29) Chemnitz, Germany[1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Track and field
Event	Triple jump
Club	LAC Erdgas Chemnitz
Coached by	Harry Marusch
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor: 17.20 m (2016) Indoor: NR 17.52 m (2017)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Germany World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland Triple jump European Championships 2016 Amsterdam Triple jump European Indoor Championships 2025 Apeldoorn Triple jump 2017 Belgrade Triple jump 2019 Glasgow Triple jump 2021 Toruń Triple jump 2023 Istanbul Triple jump European U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz Triple jump World Junior Championships 2014 Eugene Triple jump

Career

Born in 1996, Heß won a silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. He won another silver medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. He won gold at the 2016 European Championships. In 2017, he competed in the European Indoor Championships and the European U23 Championships, winning bronze in both. At the former, he set a personal best and German record of 17.52 m.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Germany
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	8th	Triple jump	15.52 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	2nd	Triple jump	16.55 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	11th (q)	Long jump	7.71 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	2nd	Triple jump	17.14 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	Triple jump	17.20 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	15th (q)	Triple jump	16.56 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Triple jump	17.12 m
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	Triple jump	16.68 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	11th	Triple jump	16.47 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th (q)	Triple jump	16.32 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd	Triple jump	17.10 m
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	3rd	Triple jump	17.01 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	17th (q)	Triple jump	16.69 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	13th (q)	Triple jump	16.64 m
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	3rd	Triple jump	16.57 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	18th (q)	Triple jump	16.48 m
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th	Triple jump	16.66 m
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	5th	Triple jump	17.04 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	7th	Triple jump	17.38 m
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	2nd	Triple jump	17.43 m
	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	6th	Triple jump	17.03 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Long jump – 7.57 (+0.5 m/s, Weinheim 2015)
• Triple jump – 17.20 (Amsterdam 2016)

Indoor

• Long jump – 8.03 (Chemnitz 2015)
• Triple jump – 17.52 NR (Belgrade 2017)