| Sven Knipphals | |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Hannover, West Germany |
| Country: |  Germany |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Sprint |
| Club: | VFL Wolfsburg |
Sven Knipphals (born 20 September 1985 in Hannover) is a German athlete specialising in the sprinting events. 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.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| bgcolor=silver | 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 | |||
| 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 | |
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