Christian Tamminga

Christian Tamminga (born 30 April 1974 in Leiden) is a retired Dutch athlete who specialised in the pole vault.[1] His biggest success was the sixth place at the 2001 World Championships.

Christian Tamminga in 2008.

His personal bests in the event are 5.76 metres outdoors (1998) and 5.60 metres indoors (2002).

After retiring, he started a company manufacturing athletics equipment.[2]

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 10th Pole vault 5.00 m
1993 European Junior Championships San Sebastián, Spain 5th Pole vault 5.25 m
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 5th (q) Pole vault 5.30 m1
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 19th (q) Pole vault 5.20 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th Pole vault 5.40 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th Pole vault 5.75 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 5th Pole vault 5.60 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria – Pole vault NM
2003 World Championships Paris, France 23rd (q) Pole vault 5.35 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 15th Pole vault 5.40 m

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References
  1. Christian Tamminga at World Athletics
  2. Tammingasports webpage



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