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Timo Benitz
Timo Benitz (born 24 December 1991 in Engen, Germany, Engen) is a German Middle-distance running, 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 2017 World Championships in Athletics, World Championships reaching the semifinals and later won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *800 metres – 1:46.24 (Braunschweig 2014) *1000 metres – 2:16.90 (Pliezhausen 2014) *1500 metres – 3:34.94 (Dessau 2014) Indoor *3000 metres – 8:02.62 (Leipzig 2014) References 1991 births Living people People from Engen Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) German male middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FIS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engen, Germany
Engen is a town in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Singen, and 15 km south of Tuttlingen. City structure History Engen has been proved by documentary evidence in the 11th century for the first time, where it belonged to the Baron of Höwen (also Hewen). In the city area of Engen, there has been a medieval castle, the Burg Neuhausen, remaining unlocated however. In the 13th century, Engen received the city charter. From 1639, the city belonged to the Count of Fürstenberg, and thus to the Principality of Fürstenberg. In 1640, the area was devastated by Swedes and French in the context of the Thirty Years' War. During the War of the Second Coalition, on May 3, 1800, a battle between the Austrians, led by Paul Kray, and the French, commanded by Jean Victor Marie Moreau, took place, resulting in a retreat of the Austrian troops. In 1806, Engen went to Grand Duchy of Baden. The city became a distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
