Eike Onnen (born 3 August 1982 in
Hannover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German States of Germany, state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germa ...
) is a German
high jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
er.
![Osaka07 D5A Eike Onnen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Osaka07_D5A_Eike_Onnen.jpg)
He comes from a sporting family with sister
Imke also being a high jumper while mother Astrid Fredebold-Onnen a former heptathlete.
He finished seventh at the
2007 World Championships. He became German champion in 2005 and 2006, and represents the club
LG Hannover.
He tied for third with Chris Baker in the 2016 European Athletics Championships.
His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved in May 2007 in
Garbsen
Garbsen () is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 11 km northwest of Hanover. The name Garbsen can be traced back to 1223. Today's 13 city districts have partly developed i ...
.
International competitions
References
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German Athletics Federation
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1982 births
Living people
German male high jumpers
Sportspeople from Hanover
German national athletics champions
World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Germany
European Athletics Championships medalists
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