Rico Freimuth (born 14 March 1988) is a retired
German
athlete
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-dev ...
who specialised in the
decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ ...
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He won two medals at World Championships, bronze in
2015
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and silver in
2017
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Rico is the son of
Uwe Freimuth, a decathlete, and the nephew of
Jörg Freimuth, a high jumper.
Achievements
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Potsdam
People from Bezirk Potsdam
German decathletes
Olympic athletes for Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
World Athletics Championships medalists
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