Jump to content

Timo Benitz

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timo Benitz
Timo Benitz in 2017
Personal information
Born (1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 (age 32)
Engen, Germany
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
ClubLG Farbtex Nordschwarzwald[1]
Coached byJörg Müller
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 1500 m

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

[edit]
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
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

[edit]

Outdoor

Indoor

References

[edit]