Till Helmke Explained

Till Helmke (born May 6, 1984 in Friedberg, Hesse) is a male track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.[1]

Biography

Helmke represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Martin Keller. In their qualification heat they placed third behind Jamaica and Canada, but in front of China. Their time of 38.93 was the sixth fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.58 seconds, which was the fifth time.[1]

Achievements

Representing
2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica7th200m21.10 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
6th (h)[2] 4 × 100 m relay39.85
2003European Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland2nd100 m10.52
3rd200 m20.86
2nd4 × 100 m relay40.41
2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany5th200m20.78 (wind: 1.3 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay39.12

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080903114442/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/203152.shtml Athlete biography: Till Helmke
  2. Competed only in the heat.