Christian Reif (born 24 October 1984 in

Speyer Speyer (, older spelling ; ; ), historically known in English as Spires, is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in the western part of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the r ...

) is a retired

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er. He finished ninth at the 2007 World Championships. He had previously competed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final. His then personal best jump is 8.47 metres, achieved during the 2010 European Championships, in which he won the gold medal. In 2014 he extended his personal best to 8.49 metres.

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