Robert Farken
Robert Farken 
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| birthday | 20th September 1997 (age 22) | |||||||||
| place of birth | Leipzig , Germany | |||||||||
| size | 178 cm | |||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg | |||||||||
| job | High school graduate | |||||||||
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| discipline | Long sprints , middle distance | |||||||||
| Best performance | Hall: 800 m 1: 47.65 min Open air: 800 m: 1: 46.65 min |
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| society | SC DHfK Leipzig | |||||||||
| Trainer | Thomas Dreianzigacker, Andreas Michallek | |||||||||
| status | active | |||||||||
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| last change: February 18, 2019 | ||||||||||
Robert Farken (born September 20, 1997 in Leipzig ) is a German athlete who specializes in long sprints and medium-distance runs . He also runs long seasons .
career path
Farken is a high school graduate at the Sports High School in Leipzig .
Athletic career
Robert Farken initially played football. As a track and field athlete, he was slowed down by a torn ligament or a capsule.
In 2016 Farken was runner-up over 800 meters at the German youth indoor championships as well as with the 3 x 1000 meter relay in the U20 class at the German championships . In the same year he was the fastest U20 runner in Europe with a time of 1: 46.65 minutes. Farken ran this best time at the evening sports festival in Pfungstadt , but after the nomination period for participation in the U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz .
In 2017 Farken was German indoor champion over 800 meters in his first DM start in the men's class in Leipzig . At the evening sports festival in Erfurt on January 27th, he qualified for the indoor European championships in Belgrade with a personal best of 1: 47.65 minutes .
Farken was part of the B-team of the German Athletics Association (DLV) . After the competitive sports reform, he was accepted into the perspective squad (PK) for the 2017/2018 season.
Robert Farken starts for the SC DHfK Leipzig / LAZ Leipzig .
Honors
In January 2017, users of Leichtathletik.de voted Farken "ace of the month".
Top performances
(As of September 1, 2019)
- Hall
- 600 m: 1: 19.68 min, ( Dresden , December 19, 2015)
- 800 m: 1: 47.65 min, ( Erfurt , January 27, 2017)
- 1500 m: 3: 54.70 min, ( Leipzig , February 11, 2017)
- open air
- 400 m: 51.78 s, ( Borna , June 21, 2015)
- 600 m: 1: 17.58 min, ( Pliezhausen , May 14, 2017)
- 800 m: 1: 46.65 min, ( Pfungstadt , July 6, 2016)
- 1500 m: 3: 38.94 min, ( Berlin , September 1, 2019)
successes
- national
- 2016: German U20 vice indoor champion (800 m)
- 2016: German U20 runner-up (3 × 1000 m)
- 2017: German indoor champion (800 m)
- 2019: German indoor champion (800 m)
Web links
- Robert Farken in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Robert Farken in the database of European Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on Leichtathletik.de
- Performance profile on Leichtathletik-datenbank.de
- Athlete portrait on osp-leipzig.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Martin Neumann: Robert Farken - Suddenly the hunted at the DM home game , people, on: Leichtathletik.de, from February 9, 2017, accessed February 25, 2017.
- ↑ Pamela Ruprecht: Robert Farken starts as "Ace of the Month" in Leipzig , Ace election January, on: Leichtathletik.de, February 16, 2017, accessed February 25, 2017.
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| SURNAME | Farken, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1997 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |