 Holzdeppe in 2015 | |
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| Full name | Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (age 36) |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Pole vault |
| Club | LAZ Zweibrücken |
| Coached by | Andrei Tivontchik |
Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe (born 28 September 1989) is a Germanpole vaulter, who wasworld champion at his event. He lives inZweibrücken in Germany and represents the sports clubLAZ Zweibrücken.
Holzdeppe, who is of African origin, was adopted by a German couple shortly after his birth.[1] He was raised inKaiserslautern in Germany.
Holzdeppe finished fifth at the2006 World Junior Championships and won the2008 World Junior Championships. At the2007 European Junior Championships, he notably got no result, having no-heighted in the qualifying round. He received the bronze medal at the2012 Summer Olympics in London, behind countrymanBjörn Otto and FrenchmanRenaud Lavillenie.
His personal best jump is 5.94 metres, achieved on 26 July 2015 set inNuremberg.[2] A previous personal best was 5.80 metres, achieved in June 2008, setting the world junior record.[3] He holds the world junior indoor record with 5.68 metres, achieved in March 2008 inHalle, Saxony-Anhalt. As a result of this feat, he won the 2008European Athletics Rising Star of the Year Award.Meanwhile, he finished hisAbitur in the lyceum ofHelmholtz in Zweibrücken.
Holzdeppe won his first senior world title at the2013 World Championships in Athletics inMoscow with a jump of 5.89 m.
1No mark in the final
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