Uwe Freimuth

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Uwe Freimuth (German pronunciation:

Seoul, South Korea
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Biography

He is ranked tenth in the all-time points score ranking for the decathlon. His personal best is 8,792 Points (1984). He scored over 8000 points in 24 competitions.

A former record holder for East Germany, he is a four-time national champion (1984, 1985, 1986, and 1988) in the men's decathlon. He represented the sports club

Business and Information Technology School at Berlin, Hamburg and Iserlohn
.

He is the

twin brother of high jumper Jörg Freimuth, who won the bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He is also the father of fellow decathlete Rico Freimuth.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Rico Freimuth im Porträt" [Rico Freimuth in portrait]. Sportschau (in German). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.