Timo Benitz
Timo Benitz in 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 December 1991 Engen, Germany | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||
| Club | LG Farbtex Nordschwarzwald | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Jörg Müller | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Timo Benitz (born 24 December 1991 in Engen) is a German middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. He took a surprise victory in the 800 metres at the 2014 European Team Championships in Braunschweig where in front of home crowd he beat among others Adam Kszczot and Pierre-Ambroise Bosse. In 2017 he competed at the World Championships reaching the semifinals and later won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.