Uwe Freimuth (; born 10 September 1961 in

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) is a retired

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from

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, who finished in eighteenth place with 7860 points at the

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Biography

He is ranked tenth in the all-time points score ranking for the decathlon. His personal best is 8,792 Points (1984). He scored over 8000 points in 24 competitions. A former record holder for East Germany, he is a four-time national champion (1984, 1985, 1986 and 1988) in the men's decathlon. He represented the sports club

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. After he retired from competition he started his profession as a club coach in Potsdam. From 1995 until 1998 he was in charge as a National Coach for Decathlon and High Jump in Malaysia. 1998 he became union coach in Bavaria and 2000 he moved as a lecturer to the Institute of Sports at the

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, Germany. He became a sports scientist for sport theory and analysis. In 2002 he completed his dissertation. In September 2007 Freimuth returned to Malaysia to head the Department for Development at the Institute of Sports (ISN) in

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. From October 2009 until October 2011, Freimuth represented the

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. He was in charge as Technical Director for the

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. Since September 2013, Freimuth has been Professor for Sport & Event Management at the

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and

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. He is the

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of high jumper

Jörg Freimuth Jörg Freimuth (born 10 September 1961 in Rathenow, Bezirk Potsdam) is a retired East German high jumper. He won the bronze medal for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union with a jump of 2.31 metres. He retired ...

, who won the bronze medal at the

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. He is also the father of fellow decathlete

Rico Freimuth Rico Freimuth (born 14 March 1988) is a retired German athlete who specialised in the decathlon. He won two medals at World Championships, bronze in 2015 and silver in 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Agai ...

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