Jörg Freimuth (born 10 September 1961 in

Rathenow Rathenow () is a town in the district of Havelland in Brandenburg, Germany, with a population of 24,063 (2020). Overview The Protestant church of St. Marien Andreas, originally a basilica, and transformed to the Gothic style in 1517-1589, and the ...

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) is a retired

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high jumper. He won the bronze medal for East Germany in the

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held in

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with a jump of 2.31 metres. He retired in 1982 and started working as an

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. Jörg is the twin brother of

decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

Uwe Freimuth and the uncle of decathlete

Rico Freimuth 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 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Agai ...

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1961 births Living people People from Rathenow People from Bezirk Potsdam East German male high jumpers Sportspeople from Brandenburg German twins Twin sportspeople Olympic athletes of East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub