Philipp Pflieger

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Berlin Marathon 2015 Runners 14.jpg
Philipp Pflieger (right) at the 2015 Berlin Marathon

nation GermanyGermany Germany
birthday 16th July 1987 (age 33)
place of birth Sindelfingen , Germany
size 188 cm
Weight 68 kg
job professional marathon runner
Career
discipline Long distance running , marathon running
Best performance 5000 m: 13: 31.24 min; 10,000 m: 28: 40.39 min;
10 km road: 28:54 min; Half marathon: 63:14 min;
Marathon: 2:12:50 h
society LT Haspa Marathon Hamburg
before: LG Telis Finanz Regensburg ,
VfL Sindelfingen , TSV Dagersheim
Trainer Renato Canova; before Kurt Ring
status active
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
World championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
European championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
German championships 14 × gold 7 × silver 6 × bronze
DLV logo German championships
bronze 2010 Braunschweig 5000 m
bronze 2010 Ohrdruf 10 km road
silver 2012 BO-Wattenscheid 5000 m
gold 2012 Marburg 10,000 m (single)
gold 2012 Marburg 10,000 m (team)
gold 2012 Nagold 10 km road
gold 2012 Ohrdruf Cross-country run (team)
bronze 2012 Ohrdruf Cross country run (4.1 km)
silver 2012 Mönchengladbach 3 × 1000 m
silver 2013 Ulm 5000 m
silver 2013 Bremen 10,000 m
gold 2013 Dornstetten Cross-country run (team)
silver 2013 Dornstetten Cross-country run (4.6 km)
gold 2013 Bergisch Gladbach Half marathon (team)
silver 2013 Bergisch Gladbach Half marathon (single)
bronze 2014 Ulm 5000 m
gold 2014 Düsseldorf 10 km road (team)
gold 2015 Husum Half marathon (single)
gold 2015 Husum Half marathon (team)
silver 2015 Bad Liebenzell 10 km road (team)
bronze 2015 Bad Liebenzell 10 km road (single)
gold 2017 Löningen Cross-country running (10.28 km)
gold 2017 Löningen Cross-country run (team)
gold 2017 Bad Liebenzell 10 km road (team)
bronze 2017 Bad Liebenzell 10 km road (single)
gold 2018 Ohrdruf Cross-country run (9.9 km)
gold 2018 Ohrdruf Cross-country run (team)
last change: December 6, 2019

Philipp Pflieger (born July 16, 1987 in Sindelfingen , Baden-Württemberg ) is a German athlete who specializes in long-distance runs .

career path

After graduation Pflieger went from Sindelfingen to Regensburg, graduated at the local university with bachelor in political science , media studies and history , and professional marathon runners decided to become.

Athletic career

At first, Pflieger played football for a club, but he liked running better, so he switched to athletics at the age of 10.

In 2006, Pflieger started in Wattenscheid for the first time at the German youth championships and took third place in the U20 championships over 3000 meters.

In 2007 he came in 7th place in the U23 age group in Hanover at the German junior championships in the 1500 meter run and won bronze with the 3 x 1000 meter relay.

In 2008, Pflieger took 8th place over 5000 m at the German championships in Nuremberg and third place three weeks later at the German junior championships in Recklinghausen .

In 2009, Pflieger became German junior champion (U23) over 5000 meters in Göttingen and finished fourth in the German 10-kilometer championships in Otterndorf . Internationally, he finished 7th at the U23 European Championships .

In 2010, Pflieger took bronze at the German championships in Braunschweig over 5000 meters and at the German 10-kilometer championships in Ohrdruf , where he also came in 5th at the German championships in the 10,000-meter run .

In 2011, Pflieger was only able to take part in competitions again at the end of the year due to a broken foot.

In 2012 he became German runner-up over 5000 meters behind Arne Gabius , after having previously won the German championship title over 10,000 meters . In 2012, Pflieger was also the German champion in the 10-kilometer road race, both individually and with the team, and German runner-up in the 3 x 1000 meter relay. He won bronze at the German cross-country championships over the middle distance and gold with a team. In his first international championship participation in the active, he finished 15th in the 5000 meter run at the European Championships in Helsinki .

In 2013, Pflieger was again the German runner-up over 5000 meters behind Arne Gabius. Over 10,000 meters he finished second behind Homiyu Tesfaye . In the half marathon he finished second in the individual behind Jan Fitschen and gold with the team. Pflieger won silver in the individual at the German cross-country championships over the middle distance and again gold with a team. With the 3 x 1000 meter relay he took 4th place. Internationally, Pflieger took part in the 10,000 meter European Cup in Pravets ( Bulgaria ), where he came in 17th place. Then there was a switch to the even longer street disciplines.

In 2014, Pflieger suffered a hairline crack in his sacrum and had to postpone his plans for the summer. At the German championships he finished third behind Richard Ringer and Arne Gabius over 5000 meters . In the 10-kilometer road race , he came fourth in the individual and won gold with the team. At his marathon premiere in Frankfurt he did not finish.

In 2015, Pflieger concentrated more on road running. At the German championships in the 10-kilometer road race , he took third place in the individual and won silver with the team. At the German half marathon championships, he won gold in both the individual and the team. At the German cross-country championships, he reached 5th place in the middle distance. At the Berlin Marathon , Pflieger ran in 2:12:50 hours. his first marathon to the finish. By this time, he had also met the norm for the 2016 Olympic Games , which was later revised downwards .

In 2016, the 2017 World Championships were not a goal for Pflieger in his planning because he wanted to gain more marathon experience. At the European Championships , he started in the half marathon and came in 33rd place. In the marathon, at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as the best German runner, he reached 55th place in 2:18:56 hours.

In March 2017, Pflieger won gold with the German cross-country championships over the long distance (10.28 km) and with the team. In April, however, he had to cancel the half marathon in Berlin and the Hamburg marathon due to thigh problems. At the beginning of September he took third place in the German championships in the 10-kilometer road race and won gold with the team. Pflieger did his fourth marathon in Berlin at the end of September. After running a pace of around 2:11 hours for a long time, he had to break off in a dramatic way between kilometers 39 and 40.

At the half marathon in Barcelona in mid-February, he increased his half marathon record, which was around three years old, by seven seconds to 1:03:44 h, which placed Pflieger in 11th place. In 2018 Pflieger wants to take part in the European Championships, but still had to meet the standard of 2:14:00 h. He achieved this with a precision landing at the Hamburg Marathon at the end of April. He was nominated by the DLV for the European Athletics Championships 2018 .

Until 2017, Pflieger was a member of the B-squad of the German Athletics Association (DLV) .

Club affiliations

Philipp Pflieger has been running for the LT Haspa Marathon Hamburg since 2020, before that he ran since 2008 for the LG Telis Finanz Regensburg / Stammverein Förderverein der LG Regensburg . From 1997 to 2007 he was at VfL Sindelfingen and previously from 1995 to 1996 at TSV Dagersheim .

Awards

  • East Bavarian Sportsman of the Year 2013

Personal best

(As of February 16, 2020)

publication

  • Running to the limit: Why the marathon is the greatest challenge for runners, together with Björn Jensen, Verlag Edel Books, Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3841906724 .

Web links

Commons : Philipp Pflieger  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christian Ermert: In the interview: Philipp Pflieger, the self-made professional , Szene-News, on :lauf.de, August 1, 2017, accessed February 11, 2018
  2. ↑ a b Philipp Pflieger (87) , on: lg-telis-finanz.de, accessed February 11, 2018
  3. ↑ Speed ​​Squad - in the team for top performance , Herzogenaurach, at: adidas.com, July 14, 2017, accessed February 11, 2018
  4. ↑ a b Armin Wolf: Final spurt on the way to Rio , portrait, on: Mittelbayerische.de, from May 4, 2016, accessed February 11, 2018
  5. ↑ Christian Fuchs: Die Leiden des Philipp Pflieger , on: Leichtathletik.de, from March 28, 2011, accessed February 11, 2018
  6. ↑ Pamela Ruprecht: Flash News of the Day - Philipp Pflieger is running again , notes, on: Leichtathletik.de, from March 23, 2014, accessed February 11, 2018
  7. ↑ a b c Marie Arens: [1] , on: Leichtathletik.de, from April 29, 2018, accessed April 30, 2018
  8. ↑ Pamela Ruprecht: Flash News of the Day - Philipp Pflieger: World Cup in London no longer a target  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Notes, from: Leichtathletik.de, November 11, 2016, accessed February 11, 2018@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.leichtathletik.de  
  9. ↑ Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya Wins Marathon; Galen Rupp Takes Bronze , New York Times, August 20, 2016
  10. ↑ Jan-Henner Reitze: Philipp Pflieger has to do without the Hamburg Marathon , start canceled, on: Leichtathletik.de, April 19, 2017, accessed February 11, 2018
  11. ↑ Pamela Ruprecht: Flash-News of the day - Philipp Pflieger looking for his savior in Berlin  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Notes, from: Leichtathletik.de, September 27, 2017, accessed February 11, 2018@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.leichtathletik.de  
  12. ↑ Silke Bernhart: Philipp Pflieger, Corinna Harrer & Co .: The best performances tumble in Barcelona , half marathon, on: Leichtathletik.de, from February 11, 2018, accessed February 11, 2018
  13. ↑ Pamela Ruprecht: DLV nominates marathon runners for EM in Berlin. In: Leichtathletik.de. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018 .
  14. ^ Exchange exchange 2019. In: Leichtathletik.de. Retrieved December 6, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Profiles of the athletes , info, on: Mittelbayerische.de, July 30, 2012, accessed February 11, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Pflieger, Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Sindelfingen