Jan-Felix Knobel
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Jan Felix Knobel is a German decathlete
. At the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz in 2008 he won the title with 7896 points in the decathlon. In the final margin of victory of his second-place on the White Russians Eduard Michan only two points. At the German Championships in 2009, more combat-puzzle part in the senior class, although he would have been eligible to start in the juniors, and secured the victory with 7738 points. Knobel personal best is 8288 points, which he reached the end of May 2011 at the International Meeting in Götzis. Shortly after, he started as a co-favorite at the U23 European Athletics Championships 2011 in Ostrava. After a fall in the 110-meter hurdles he had to bury all medal hopes. Even the final 1500-meter race, he did not finish and ended up with 6774 points at the 19 Place. Jan Felix Knobel starts since 2005 for the Athletics Department at Eintracht Frankfurt and is coached by Juergen Sammert. He studied architecture at the University of Rhine-Main, Wiesbaden. Knobel also partipicated in IAAF World Championship 2011
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...
. At the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz in 2008 he won the title with 7896 points in the decathlon. In the final margin of victory of his second-place on the White Russians Eduard Michan only two points. At the German Championships in 2009, more combat-puzzle part in the senior class, although he would have been eligible to start in the juniors, and secured the victory with 7738 points. Knobel personal best is 8288 points, which he reached the end of May 2011 at the International Meeting in Götzis. Shortly after, he started as a co-favorite at the U23 European Athletics Championships 2011 in Ostrava. After a fall in the 110-meter hurdles he had to bury all medal hopes. Even the final 1500-meter race, he did not finish and ended up with 6774 points at the 19 Place. Jan Felix Knobel starts since 2005 for the Athletics Department at Eintracht Frankfurt and is coached by Juergen Sammert. He studied architecture at the University of Rhine-Main, Wiesbaden. Knobel also partipicated in IAAF World Championship 2011