Tim Lobinger (3 September 1972 – 16 February 2023) was a German pole vaulter.
Career
Lobinger's discipline was
pole vault and he was an elite competitor from the 1990s. His best results came in 1997 and 1999 when he jumped over 6.00 meters. His best medals were silver at the
1998 European Athletics Championships
The 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.
Men's results
Track
1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 ,
Field
1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 ,
Women's resul ...
and the
2006 European Athletics Championships
The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Champions ...
. He won bronze at the
2002 European Championships in Athletics
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.
Men's results
Track
1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 ,
1 Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was p ...
and the
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena.
The announcement by the IA ...
.
Success eluded him at the
Olympics
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however. In
Atlanta in 1996 he placed seventh. In
Sydney
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in 2000 he achieved 13th, and in
Athens in 2004, eleventh. At the
2005 World Championships in
Helsinki he jumped over only 5.50 meters, well under his abilities.
Lobinger completed a
decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
in 1999 and cleared 5.76 m in the pole vault – a
decathlon best
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
for the ten-event contest.
Personal life and death
Lobinger was married to
triple jumper
Petra Lobinger
Petra Lobinger (née Laux; divorced Schneider born 24 January 1967 in Weidenau) is a German retired athlete who specialised in the triple jump. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships, in 1993 and ...
(née Laux) from 1994 to 2003. He was the father of two children with her, Fee (born 1995) and
Tyger (born 1999), the latter of which plays as a professional footballer. He had another son, born in 2016, with Alina Lobinger (née Baumann) from whom he separated in 2017.
Lobinger died from cancer on 16 February 2023, at the age of 50.
Laut Medienberichten Tim Lobinger ist nach erneuter Krebsdiagnose gestorben
Achievements
See also
* Germany all-time top lists – Pole vault
References
External links
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1972 births
2023 deaths
Deaths from cancer in Germany
Deaths from leukemia
People from Rheinbach
Sportspeople from Cologne (region)
German male pole vaulters
German national athletics champions
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Germany
European Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Indoor Championships winners