Jörg Friess

German triple jumper
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGerman triple jumper
PlacesGermany
isAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth27 October 1968
Age56 years
The details

Biography

Jörg Friess (born 27 October 1968) is a retired East German triple jumper, who finished fourth at the 1990 European Championships with a career best jump of 17.01 metres.
This result places him tenth on the German all-time performers list, behind Ralf Jaros, Charles Friedek, Volker Mai, Dirk Gamlin, Peter Bouschen, Wolfgang Zinser, Jörg Drehmel, Jörg Elbe and Wolfgang Knabe. Friess had a better indoor result with 17.31 metres, achieved in February 1991 in Mannheim.
Friess became East German champion in 1987 and 1990 for the team SC Dynamo Berlin, and won a national silver medal in reunified Germany in 1991 for OSC Berlin.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  East Germany
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia4thTriple jump17.01 m

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