Timo Benitz | |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1991 |
Birth Place: | Engen, Germany |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Weight: | 60 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 800 m, 1500 m |
Club: | LG Farbtex Nordschwarzwald[1] |
Coach: | Jörg Müller |
Timo Benitz (born 24 December 1991 in Engen) is a German middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. He took a surprise victory in the 800 metres at the 2014 European Team Championships in Braunschweig where in front of home crowd he beat among others Adam Kszczot and Pierre-Ambroise Bosse. In 2017 he competed at the World Championships reaching the semifinals and later won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
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2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 32nd (h) | 1500 m | 3:50.47 | |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th | 1500 m | 3:51.76 | |
2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 5th | 1500 m | 3:45.38 | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 7th | 1500 m | 3:47.26 | |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 12th (h) | 1500 m | 3:42.40 | |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | 1500 m | 3:46.73 | |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 23rd (sf) | 1500 m | 3:44.38 | ||
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 3:43.45 | |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 1500 m | 3:39.28 |
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