Max Heß

Max Heß
	Max Heß, 2015
Personal information
Born	13 July 1996 (age 28); Chemnitz, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Track and field
Event	Triple jump
Club	LAC Erdgas Chemnitz
Coached by	Harry Marusch
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor: 17.20 m (2016); Indoor: NR 17.52 m (2017);
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Germany
World Indoor Championships
European Championships
European Indoor Championships

Max Heß (born 13 July 1996) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He is the 2016 European Champion.

Career

Born in 1996, Heß won a silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. He won another silver medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. He won gold at the 2016 European Championships. In 2017, he competed in the European Indoor Championships and the European U23 Championships, winning bronze in both. At the former, he set a personal best and German record of 17.52 m.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Germany
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	8th	Triple jump	15.52 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	2nd	Triple jump	16.55 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	11th (q)	Long jump	7.71 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	2nd	Triple jump	17.14 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	Triple jump	17.20 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	15th (q)	Triple jump	16.56 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Triple jump	17.12 m
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	Triple jump	16.68 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	11th	Triple jump	16.47 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th (q)	Triple jump	16.32 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd	Triple jump	17.10 m