Sebastian Bayer
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 11 June 1986 |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long jump |
| Updated on 15 August 2012. | |
Sebastian Bayer (born 11 June 1986 in Aachen, Germany) is a German long jumper best known for having history's second longest indoor long jump.
Biography
He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
On 8 March 2009 at the European Indoor Track and Field Championships in Torino, Italy, Bayer long jumped Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). to win the gold medal. This is the second longest indoor long jump in history, behind Carl Lewis’ Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). world indoor record set on 27 January 1984 at the Millrose Games in New York City, NY. Bayer's jump also bested the European indoor record, formerly held by Yago Lamela from Spain, by Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).. His result is the best by any German, as it is further than the German national outdoor record of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). set at the 1980 Summer Olympic games in Moscow by Lutz Dombrowski. Prior to this meet Bayer’s personal record was Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).. [1][2]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing Germany |
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| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 17th (q) | 7.27 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| 2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2nd | 7.73 m |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 20th (q) | 7.66 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 23rd (q) | 7.77 m |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 1st | 8.71 m (AR) |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (q) | 7.98 m | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 8.16 m |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | 8.17 m | |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 8.34 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 5th | 8.10 m | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th (q) | 7.91 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th | 7.98 m | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zurich, Switzerland | 23rd (q) | 7.56 m |
Personal bests
| Event | Best (m) | Wind | Venue | Date | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump (outdoor) | 8.49 m | 1.6 m/s | Ulm, Germany | 4 July 2009 | |
| Long jump (indoor) | 8.71 m | N/A | Turin, Italy | 8 March 2009 | ER, NR |
Key: ER = European record, NR = National record
Last updated 15 September 2010.
See also
References
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- Sebastian Bayer profile at IAAF
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by | Men's Long Jump European Indoor Record Holder March 8, 2009 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- Pages with reference errors
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Aachen
- German long jumpers
- Male long jumpers
- German male athletes
- German national athletics champions
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Germany
- European Athletics Championships medalists
