Manuel Eitel Explained

Manuel Eitel
Nationality:German
Sport:Athletics
Event:Decathlon
Birth Date:28 January 1997
Pb:Decathlon: 8351 (Gotzis, 2023)

Manuel Eitel (born 28 January 1997) is a German decathlete.[1]

Career

From Baltmannsweiler, he is a member of SSV Ulm 1846.[2] [3] He was a 2016 World Athletics U20 Championships bronze medalist in the 4x100m relay in 2016 in Bydgoszcz.

He was a European Athletics U23 Championships bronze medallist in the decathlon in 2019. He had surgery on his ankle in 2020, and split his training time between Ulm and Leverkusen during 2020.[4]

He won the German Athletics Championships in the decathlon in August 2022, and set a new personal best for the decathlon in Bernhausen.[5] The following month improved it by four points to 8,193 points in Talence.[6]

He finished fourth in the pentathlon at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul in March 2023.[7] [8] He placed eleventh in the decathlon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[9]

He was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. Competing in the decathlon he finished inseventh place overall with a tally of 8212 points.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manuel Eitel. World Athletics. 10 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Zwölf Fragen an... Manuel Eitel. Leichtatletik. 10 June 2024. 16 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Manuel Eitel cracks the European Championship standard. ntz.de. 10 June 2024. Martin. Moll. 26 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Manuel Eitel: "Ein Jahr Abstand vom Zehnkampf. Leichtatletik. 10 June 2024. 22 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Manuel Eitel surprises himself and the competition. Teckbote.de. 11 June 2024. 30 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Manuel Eitel wird Zweiter in Talence. wlv-sport.de. 10 June 2024. 19 September 2022.
  7. Web site: Final day fairytales - Five stories to look out for in Istanbul. European Athletics. 11 June 2024. 5 March 2023 .
  8. Web site: British records in Istanbul and San Juan Capistrano – weekly round-up. Athletics Weekly. 11 June 2024. Steve. Smythe . March 7, 2023.
  9. Web site: World Athletics Championships. World Athletics. 11 June 2024. 19 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024. European-Athletics. 12 June 2024. 11 June 2024.
  11. Web site: DLV vergibt weitere EM-Startplätze für Rom an Normerfüller und Staffelmitglieder. Leichtathletikaccessdate=29 May 2024. 29 May 2024.

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