Torben Blech (born 12 February 1995) is a German pole vaulter and former decathlete.[2] He won a silver medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade.

Torben Blech
Torben Blech in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29)
EducationUniversity of Cologne
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen

His personal bests in the pole vault are 5.80 metres outdoors (Leverkusen 2019) and 5.86 metres indoors (Düsseldorf 2021).

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Germany
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th Decathlon 7675 pts
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 2nd Pole vault 5.76 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd (q) Pole vault 5.45 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 9th (q) Pole vault 5.60 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 25th (q) Pole vault 5.30 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 13th Pole vault 5.60 m
World Championships Eugene, United States Pole vault NM
European Championships Munich, Germany 8th Pole vault 5.50 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 4th Pole vault 5.80 m

References edit

  1. ^ "Torben Blech - TSV Leichtathletik".
  2. ^ Torben Blech at World Athletics