Eike Onnen | |
Birth Date: | 3 August 1982 |
Birth Place: | Hannover, West Germany |
Height: | 1.94 m[1] |
Weight: | 83 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | High jump |
Club: | Hannover 96 |
Coach: | Astrid Fredebold-Onnen |
Eike Onnen (born 3 August 1982 in Hannover) is a German high jumper.
He comes from a sporting family with sister Imke also being a high jumper while mother Astrid Fredebold-Onnen a former heptathlete.
He finished seventh at the 2007 World Championships. He became German champion in 2005 and 2006, and represents the club LG Hannover.
He tied for third with Chris Baker in the 2016 European Athletics Championships.
His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Garbsen.
Representing | |||||
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2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 2.23 m | |
2007 | Osaka, Japan | 7th | 2.26 m | ||
2011 | Daegu, South Korea | 15th (q) | 2.28 m | ||
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 2.20 m | |
2015 | Beijing, China | 12th | 2.25 m | ||
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | 2.29 m | |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 24th (q) | 2.26 m | ||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 10th | 2.20 m | |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8th | 2.19 m |