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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 June 1986 |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Updated on 15 August 2012. | |
Sebastian Bayer (born 11 June 1986 in Aachen, West Germany) is a German long jumper best known for having history's second longest indoor long jump.
He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
On 8 March 2009 at the European Indoor Track and Field Championships in Torino, Italy, Bayer long jumped 8.71 m (28 ft 7 in) to win the gold medal. This is the second longest indoor long jump in history, behind Carl Lewis’ 8.79 m (28 ft 10 in) world indoor record set on 27 January 1984 at the Millrose Games in New York City, NY. Bayer's jump also bested the European indoor record, formerly held by Yago Lamela from Spain, by 15 centimetres (6 in). His result is the best by any German, as it is further than the German national outdoor record of 8.54 m (28 ft 1⁄4 in) set at the 1980 Summer Olympic games in Moscow by Lutz Dombrowski. Prior to this meet Bayer’s personal record was 8.17 m (26 ft 9+3⁄4 in).[1][2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany
| ||||
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 17th (q) | 7.27 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| 2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2nd | 7.73 m |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 20th (q) | 7.66 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 23rd (q) | 7.77 m |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 1st | 8.71 m (AR) |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (q) | 7.98 m | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 8.16 m |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | 8.17 m | |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 8.34 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 5th | 8.10 m | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th (q) | 7.91 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th | 7.98 m | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zurich, Switzerland | 23rd (q) | 7.56 m |
| Event | Best (m) | Wind | Venue | Date | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump (outdoor) | 8.49 m | 1.6 m/s | Ulm, Germany | 4 July 2009 | |
| Long jump (indoor) | 8.71 m | N/A | Turin, Italy | 8 March 2009 | ER, NR |
Key: ER = European record, NR = National record
Last updated 15 September 2010.
