Carsten Niederberger
Carsten Niederberger (born November 17, 1979 in Heidenheim an der Brenz ) is a former German modern pentathlete .
After Niederberger had been active in swimming for some time , he turned to modern pentathlon in 1993. In the same year, at the age of fourteen, he won the German C-youth championships. In 1995 the first call-up to the national team of the German Association for Modern Pentathlon followed under the then national coach Herbert Rieden .
The sporting highlight of his career was winning the world title with the relay at the 2002 World Championships in San Francisco .
In 2005 Niederberger retired from international competitive sport and officially declared his career over. This was preceded by a long-term dispute with national coach Iri Zlatanov .
Carsten Niederberger is a member of the water polo team in SV Heidenheim 04 (Association League Baden-Württemberg).
successes
- German championships:
- 1993: 1st (C-youth)
- 1995: 1st (B-youth)
- 1996: 1st (A youth)
- 1999: 1st (juniors)
- 2002: 3rd (men)
- European Championships:
- 1995: 3rd (B-youth) team
- 1996: 3rd (junior) season
- 1999: 3rd (junior) team
- World Championships:
- 2001: 6th team
- 2002: 1st (active) season
swell
- ^ Association for Modern Pentathlon, archive of results ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Water polo in Baden
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SURNAME | Niederberger, Carsten |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German modern pentathlon |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th November 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidenheim an der Brenz |