Rico Freimuth

Rico Freimuth
Freimuth at the 2016 German Olympic Team clothing
Personal information
Born (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988
Potsdam, East Germany
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals6th at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.40
    (June 2014)
  • Long jump: 7.60
    (June 2017)
  • Shot put: 15.62
    (June 2015)
  • High jump: 2.01
    (June 2017)
  • 400 m: 47.51
    (May 2012)
  • 110 m hurdles: 13.63
    (August 2014)
  • Discus: 51.56
    (June 2017)
  • Pole vault: 4.90
    (August 2012, August 2013)
  • Javelin: 65.04
    (July 2011)
  • 1500 m: 4:34.69
    (June 2013)
  • Decathlon: 8663
    (June 2017)
Medal record
Decathlon
World Championships
2017 LondonDecathlon
2015 BeijingDecathlon
European Junior Championships
2007 Hengelo

Rico Freimuth (born 14 March 1988) is a retired German athlete who specialised in the decathlon. He won two medals at World Championships, bronze in 2015 and silver in 2017.

Rico is the son of Uwe Freimuth, a decathlete, and the nephew of Jörg Freimuth, a high jumper.