Timo Benitz

Timo Benitz (born 24 December 1991 in Engen) is a German middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. He took a surprise victory in the 800 metres at the 2014 European Team Championships in Braunschweig where in front of home crowd he beat among others Adam Kszczot and Pierre-Ambroise Bosse. In 2017 he competed at the World Championships reaching the semifinals and later won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Timo Benitz

Timo Benitz in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 Engen, Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
Club	LG Farbtex Nordschwarzwald
Coached by	Jörg Müller
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Germany 2017 Taipei 1500 m

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Germany
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	32nd (h)	1500 m	3:50.47
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	6th	1500 m	3:51.76
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	5th	1500 m	3:45.38
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	7th	1500 m	3:47.26
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	12th (h)	1500 m	3:42.40
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	7th	1500 m	3:46.73
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	23rd (sf)	1500 m	3:44.38
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	1st	1500 m	3:43.45
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	1500 m	3:39.28

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:46.24 (Braunschweig 2014)
• 1000 metres – 2:16.90 (Pliezhausen 2014)
• 1500 metres – 3:34.94 (Dessau 2014)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 8:02.62 (Leipzig 2014)