Philipp Pflieger (born 16 July 1987) is a German long distance runner who specialises in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

. He competed in the men's marathon event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

where he finished in 55th place. In 2018, he competed in the men's marathon at the

2018 European Athletics Championships The 2018 European Athletics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in the United Kingdom. For the second Championships in a ...

held in Berlin, Germany. He did not finish his race.

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* 1987 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) German male long-distance runners German male marathon runners Olympic male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics German national athletics champions 20th-century German people 21st-century German people {{Germany-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub