Max Heß (born 13 July 1996) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics[2] and is the 2016 European Champion.
 Heß in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 July 1996 Chemnitz, Germany[1] |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Club | LAC Erdgas Chemnitz |
| Coached by | Harry Marusch |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Career
editBorn in 1996, Heß won a silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. He won another silver medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. He won gold at the 2016 European Championships. In 2017, he competed in the European Indoor Championships and the European U23 Championships, winning bronze in both. At the former, he set a personal best and German record of 17.52 m.
Competition record
editPersonal bests
editOutdoor
- Long jump – 7.57 (+0.5 m/s, Weinheim 2015)
- Triple jump – 17.20 (Amsterdam 2016)
Indoor
- Long jump – 8.03 (Chemnitz 2015)
- Triple jump – 17.52 NR (Belgrade 2017)
References
edit- ^ DLV profile
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Max Heß". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020.
External links
edit- Max Heß at World Athletics
- Max Heß at European Athletics (archive)
- Max Hess at Olympics.com
- Max Hess at Olympic.org (archived)
- Max Hess at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Max Heß at the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (in German)
- Max Heß at Olympedia
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