Sven Knipphals
![]() Sven Knipphals in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | Hannover, West Germany | 20 September 1985||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||
Club | VFL Wolfsburg | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sven Knipphals (born 20 September 1985 in Hannover) is a German athlete specialising in the sprinting events.[1] He finished fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships. In addition, he won the silver medal in the same event at the 2014 European Championships.
His father, Jens Knipphals, is a former long jumper.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 12th (sf) | 200 m | 20.92 |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.04 |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 12th (sf) | 100 m | 10.37 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.09 | |||
2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:22.65 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 37th (h) | 100 m | 10.31 | |
4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.15 | |||
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.47 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.26 | |
2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 8th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.11 |
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.13 (+1.9 m/s) (Regensburg 2015)
- 200 metres – 20.48 (+1.7 m/s) (Mannheim 2014)
Indoor
- 200 metres – 21.02 (Karlsruhe 2012)
References[]
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Hanover
- German male sprinters
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- German sprinter stubs