Mateusz Przybylko (born 9 March 1992) is a German high jumper of Polish descent.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 1992 Bielefeld, Ostwestfalen- Lippe, Germany |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Coached by | Hans-Jörg Thomaskamp |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | High jump: 2.35 (2017) |
| Updated on 11 August 2018. | |
Career edit
A member of Germany's track and field squad at the 2015 IAAF World Championships and the 2016 Summer Olympics, Przybylko cleared a personal best of 2.35 m.[2] Przybylko currently trains for the track and field squad at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen under the tutelage of his coach Hans-Jörg Thomaskamp.[3]
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Przybylko competed for Germany, along with his fellow countryman Eike Onnen, in the men's high jump.[4] Leading up to his maiden Games, Przybylko jumped a height of 2.30 metres to surpass the IAAF Olympic entry standard (2.29) by a single centimetre at the 2015 Kurpfalz Gala in Weinheim.[2] During the qualifying phase, Przybylko elected to pass 2.17 at his second attempt and remained clean at 2.22, before he could not reach the 2.26-metre barrier with all three misses, ending his Olympic campaign in twenty-eighth place.[5][6]
Przybylko also came from a sporting family of Polish origin. Mateusz's father Mariusz previously played for one of his native country's regional football clubs, while his mother Violetta ran for the Polish track and field team in her youth. Mateusz's younger brothers and twins Kacper and Jakub inherited their father's sporting talent to compete internationally for Poland in football.[7]
Competition record edit
References edit
- ^ "Mateusz Przybylko". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ a b "TSV-Hochspringer Przybylko mit einer Flugshow zur WM-Norm" [TSV's high jumper Przybylko achieved a required standard for the Worlds] (in German). Rheinische Post. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Przybylko springt zu Gold" [Przybylko jumps for gold] (in German). Rheinische Post. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Harting and Schwanitz headline Germany's Olympic team for Rio". IAAF. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Athletics: Men's High Jump Qualification Round". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Onnen verpasst Hochsprung-Finale" [Onnen misses the high jump final] (in German). Germany: Sport1. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Ein sportliches Geschwister-Trio" [A sporty sibling trio] (in German). Rheinische Post. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
External links edit
- Mateusz Przybylko at World Athletics
- Mateusz Przybylko at Olympedia
- Mateusz Przybylko at Olympics.com
- Mateusz Przybylko at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
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