Aike Onnen ( German: Eike Onnen ; born August 3, 1982 , Hannover , Germany ) is a German athlete specializing in high jump . Bronze medalist of the European Championship 2016 . Finalist of the World Cup ( 2007 , 2015 ). Seven-time champion of Germany. Member of the 2016 Summer Olympics .
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 Aike Onnen at the 2007 World Cup | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eike onnen | |||||||||||||
| Date and place of birth | August 3, 1982 (age 37) Hannover , Germany | |||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Germany | |||||||||||||
| Growth | 198 cm | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg | |||||||||||||
| Club | Hannover 96 | |||||||||||||
| Trainers | Astrid Fredebold-Onnen | |||||||||||||
| Sports career | since 1999 | |||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.34 m (2007) | |||||||||||||
| Personal records in the room | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.31 m (2016) | |||||||||||||
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Biography
Mom Aike, and later his coach, Astrid Fredebold-Onnen , also professionally engaged in athletics, in 1978 she became the champion of Germany in the pentathlon [1] . Her son began his steps in sports with football, but then switched to all-around. After second place in the youth championship of the country, he decided to stop at the high jump, where his results were the highest.
In 2003, he became fifth at the European Championship among youth with a personal record of 2.23 m.
At the 2004 German Indoor Championships, he received a serious ankle fracture. Doctors estimated the chances of returning to the sport at 50 percent, recovery took 10 months, and the consequences of this injury affected the training process ten years later.
One of the most successful in Aike’s career was 2007. In that season, he set a personal record of 2.34 m and several times showed at competitions 2.30 m and above. At the home European Cup in Munich, he became the first, and at the World Cup he reached the final, where he took seventh place.
Due to injuries, he was forced to miss the 2008 Olympic Games , and in subsequent years was far from his best form.
At the 2012 European Championships he remained in 10th place with a score of 2.20 m.
In June 2015, for the first time in four years he overcame the bar above 2.30 m: at regional competitions, he managed to take 2.32 m. At the World Championships in Beijing, he reached the final, where he took 12th place.
In 2016, he became the country's champion for the seventh time. At the European Championships he showed a result of 2.29 meters, which brought him a bronze medal, and Germany - the first winner of the European Championship in high jump over the past 30 years [2] .
At 34, he made his debut at the Olympics . In Rio de Janeiro, he took 24th place in the qualification and could not qualify for the main competitions.
Graduated from the Lower Saxony Police Academy.
Aike’s younger sister, Imke Onnen , also performs at the high jump competitions [3] .
Key Results
| Year | Tournament | Location | A place | Result |
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| 2003 | European Youth Championship | Bydgoszcz , Poland | 5th | 2.23 m |
| 2006 | European Cup | Malaga , Spain | 7th | 2.20 m |
| 2007 | European Cup | Munich , Germany | 1st | 2,30 m |
| World Championship | Osaka , Japan | 7th | 2.26 m | |
| 2011 | World Championship | Daegu , South Korea | 15th (qs) | 2.28 m |
| 2012 | Europe championship | Helsinki , Finland | 10th | 2.20 m |
| 2015 | World Championship | Beijing China | 12th | 2.25 m |
| 2016 | Europe championship | Amsterdam , Netherlands | 3rd | 2.29 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | 24th (qs) | 2.26 m |
Notes
Links
- Official site of Aike and Imke Onnen
- Aike Onnen's profile on the German Athletics Federation website
- Aike Onnen - profile on IAAF website
- Aike Onnen's profile at all-athletics.com
- Aike Onnen's profile on the European Athletics Association website