Rico Freimuth Explained

Rico Freimuth
Birth Date:	14 March 1988
Birth Place:	Potsdam, East Germany^[1]
Height:	1.96 m
Weight:	94 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Decathlon
Olympics:	6th at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Pb:	100 m: 10.40 (June 2014) Long jump: 7.60 (June 2017) Shot put: 15.62 (June 2015) High jump: 2.01 (June 2017) 400 m: 47.51 (May 2012) 110 m hurdles: 13.63 (August 2014) Discus: 51.56 (June 2017) Pole vault: 4.90 (August 2012, August 2013) Javelin: 65.04 (July 2011) 1500 m: 4:34.69 (June 2013) Decathlon: 8663 (June 2017)
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Rico Freimuth (born 14 March 1988) is a retired^[2] German athlete who specialised in the decathlon.^[3] 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

Representing Germany
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	3rd	Decathlon	7524 pts,
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	10th	Decathlon	7513 pts
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea		Decathlon
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

Notes and References

Web site: Rico Freimuth im Porträt . . German . Rico Freimuth in portrait . 21 July 2017 . Sportschau. 12 August 2017.
Web site: Rico Freimuth und Michael Schrader verabschieden sich vom Leistungssport . Alexandra Dersch / dpa. German . Rico Freimuth and Michael Schrader say goodbye to competitive sports . 1 October 2020 . leichtathletik.de. 3 August 2021.
Web site: Rico Freimuth Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221635/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/rico-freimuth-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 12 July 2017.