Rico Freimuth

Rico Freimuth (born 14 March 1988) is a retired^[3] German athlete who specialised in the decathlon.^[1] He won two medals at World Championships, bronze in 2015 and silver in 2017.

Born (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 38)^[1]

Potsdam, East Germany^[2]

Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)^[2]

Weight94 kg (207 lb)^[2]

Country Germany

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Rico Freimuth

Freimuth at the 2016 German Olympic Team clothing
Personal information
Born	(1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 38)[1] Potsdam, East Germany[2]
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)[2]
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	6th at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal bests	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)
Medal record Decathlon World Championships 2017 London Decathlon 2015 Beijing Decathlon European Junior Championships 2007 Hengelo

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Rico is the son of Uwe Freimuth, a decathlete, and the nephew of Jörg Freimuth, a high jumper.