Dennis Leyckes
Dennis Leyckes (born April 20, 1982 in Krefeld ) is a former German decathlete .
Life
In 2000 he won the junior world championships in the decathlon with a championship record of 7897. In 2004 he won the all- around meeting in Ratingen and took part in the Summer Olympic Games in Athens. His personal best score is 8310 points, which he achieved in June 2006 in Ratingen. In the same year he took part in the European Championships in Gothenburg. At the European Indoor Championships in Birmingham in 2007 , he was fourth.
Leyckes started for LAV Bayer Uerdingen / Dormagen (1998-2007, parent club SC Bayer 05 Uerdingen ) and Erfurt LAC (2008-2009). His father Dieter Leyckes won the silver medal of the European youth championships in 1979 in the decathlon. Dennis Leyckes married the former German athlete Ulrike Urbansky in 2008 .
literature
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decathlete leaves SC Bayer Uerdingen In: Rheinische Post online from January 1, 2007
- ↑ Iris Ludwig: Ulrike Urbansky defies her streak of bad luck . Leichtathletik.de of October 2, 2008
Web links
- Dennis Leyckes in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Dennis Leyckes in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leyckes, Dennis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German decathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krefeld |