Sven Knipphals

Sven Knipphals

Sven Knipphals in 2014
Personal information
Born	(1985-09-20) 20 September 1985 Hannover, West Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	VFL Wolfsburg
Medal record European Championships 2014 Zürich 4 x 100 m relay 2016 Amsterdam 4 x 100 m relay IAAF World Relays 2015 Nassau 4 x 200 m relay

Sven Knipphals (born 20 September 1985 in Hannover) is a German athlete specialising in the sprinting events. He finished fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships. In addition, he won the silver medal in the same event at the 2014 European Championships.

His father, Jens Knipphals, is a former long jumper.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Germany
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	12th (sf)	200 m	20.92
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.04
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	12th (sf)	100 m	10.37
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.09
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	4 × 200 m relay	1:22.65
	World Championships	Beijing, China	37th (h)	100 m	10.31
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.15
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.47
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.26
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	8th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.11

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.13 (+1.9 m/s) (Regensburg 2015)
• 200 metres – 20.48 (+1.7 m/s) (Mannheim 2014)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.02 (Karlsruhe 2012)