Max Heß

Max Heß (born 13 July 1996) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics[2] and is the 2016 European Champion.

Max Heß
Heß in 2015
Personal information
Born (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996
Chemnitz, Germany[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Triple jump
ClubLAC Erdgas Chemnitz
Coached byHarry Marusch
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Outdoor: 17.20 m (2016)
  • Indoor: NR 17.52 m (2017)

Career

Born in 1996, Heß won a silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. He won another silver medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. He won gold at the 2016 European Championships. In 2017, he competed in the European Indoor Championships and the European U23 Championships, winning bronze in both. At the former, he set a personal best and German record of 17.52 m.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 8th Triple jump 15.52 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 2nd Triple jump 16.55 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 11th (q) Long jump 7.71 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 2nd Triple jump 17.14 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Triple jump 17.20 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th (q) Triple jump 16.56 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Triple jump 17.12 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd Triple jump 16.68 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 11th Triple jump 16.47 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 15th (q) Triple jump 16.32 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd Triple jump 17.10 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • Long jump – 7.57 (+0.5 m/s, Weinheim 2015)
  • Triple jump – 17.20 (Amsterdam 2016)

Indoor

  • Long jump – 8.03 (Chemnitz 2015)
  • Triple jump – 17.52 NR (Belgrade 2017)
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References

  1. DLV profile
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Max Heß". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Konrad Bukowiecki
Men's European Athletics Rising Star of the Year
2016
Succeeded by
Karsten Warholm


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