Florian Orth
 Orth in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 July 1989 Schwalmstadt, West Germany |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 5000 m |
| Club | ESV Jahn Treysa (–2009) LG Telis Finanz Regensburg (2010–) |
Florian Orth (born 24 July 1989 in Schwalmstadt) is a German athlete specialising in the middle-distance events, primarily the 1500 metres.[2] He represented his country at two outdoor and three indoor European Championships.
In March 2017, he married fellow German distance runner, Maren Kock.
Competition record[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Germany
| |||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 26th (h) | 1500 m | 3:55.45 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 10th (h) | 1500 m | 3:47.47 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 1500 m | 3:58.54 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.57 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 10th | 1500 m | 3:54.35 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 8th | 3000 m | 7:51.02 |
| IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | Distance medley relay | 9:24.37 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | 5000 m | 13:45.40 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 21st (h) | 5000 m | 13:28.88 | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 17th | 5000 m | 13:37.46 |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 11th | 3000 m | 8:05.09 |
Personal bests[edit]
Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:34.54 (Oordegem-Lede 2014)
- 3000 metres – 7:44.65 (Oordegem-Lede 2014)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:39.97 (Karlsruhe 2013)
- 3000 metres – 7:49.48 (Karlsruhe 2015)
References[edit]
- ^ "EAA profile". Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Florian Orth at World Athletics
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florian Orth.
- Florian Orth at Olympics.com
- Florian Orth at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Florian Orth at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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