 Unger in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tobias Benjamin Unger |
| Born | (1979-07-10)10 July 1979 (age 46) |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 100 metres,200 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest(s) | 100 m: 10.14 s (2010) 200 m: 20.20 s (2005) |
Medal record | |
Tobias Benjamin Unger (born 10 July 1979) is a retired Germantrack and field athlete who competed insprints.[1]
Unger comes fromWendlingen am Neckar and studiedsport science at theUniversity of Tübingen and trained inLudwigsburg. His trainer is theRomanianMicky Corucle. He was the tenth fastest 200 m runner in 2005, and the second fastest European that year.[2] His personal bests in his two disciplines are 10.14 seconds (100 m) and 20.20 seconds (200 m).
Unger represented Germany at the2008 Summer Olympics. InBeijing he competed in the 100 metres sprint and placed 4th in his heat behindChurandy Martina,Naoki Tsukahara andSimeon Williamson, normally causing elimination. However his time of 10.46 was the 10th fastest losing time, giving him a spot in the second round. There he improved his time to 10.36 seconds, but he was unable to qualify for the semifinals as he finished 7th place in his heat.[1] Together withTill Helmke,Alexander Kosenkow andMartin Keller he also competed at the4 × 100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they placed third behindJamaica andCanada, but in front ofChina. Their time of 38.93 was the sixth-fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round, and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.58 seconds, which was the fifth-best time.[1]
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