| Medal record | ||
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 Tim Lobinger in 2007 |
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Germany |
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| World Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 2003 Birmingham | Pole Vault |
| European Championships | ||
| Silver | 1998 Budapest | Pole Vault |
| Silver | 2006 Gothenburg | Pole Vault |
| Bronze | 2002 Munich | Pole Vault |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 1998 Valencia | Pole Vault |
| Gold | 2002 Vienna | Pole Vault |
| Bronze | 2005 Madrid | Pole Vault |
Tim Lobinger (born 3 September 1972 in Rheinbach, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German pole vaulter.
His discipline is pole vault and he has been an elite competitor since the 1990s. His best results came in 1997 and 1999 when he jumped over 6.00 meters. His best medals so far have been silver at the 1998 European Athletics Championships and the 2006 European Athletics Championships. He has also won bronze at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics and the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Success has eluded him at the Olympics however. In Atlanta in 1996 he placed 7th. In Sydney in 2000 he achieved 13th, and in Athens in 2004, 11th. At the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki he jumped over only 5.50 meters, well under his abilities.
He currently has a sponsorship with the sportswear manufacturer Puma.
Lobinger is married to triple jumper Petra Lobinger although they are now separated. He is the father of two children Kendra (born 1995) and Lex (born 1998).
See also
External links
- Personal Website
- IAAF profile for Tim Lobinger
| Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Dmitriy Markov |
Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance alongside Jeff Hartwig (USA) 2002 |
Succeeded by Romain Mesnil |
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- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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