Fabian Schulze (7 March 1984 – 25 February 2024) was a German pole vaulter.
Biography Fabian Schulze was born 7 March 1984 in Filderstadt, Baden-Württemberg. He finished fifth at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Madrid and fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow and the 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart.
His personal best jump was 5.81 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Ingolstadt. This ranks him tenth among German pole vaulters, behind Björn Otto, Danny Ecker, Tim Lobinger, Raphael Holzdeppe, Andrei Tivontchik, Michael Stolle, Malte Mohr, Richard Spiegelburg, and Lars Börgeling.
Schulze died in Sonthofen on 25 February 2024 at the age of 39, from what was described as an "insidious disease"."Ex-Stabhochspringer stirbt mit 39 Jahren an "tückischer Krankheit"" Focus.de, 28 February 2024
Competition record Representing 2003European Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland3rd5.40 m2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain5th5.70 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany2nd5.65 m2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia4th5.50 m2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain –NM2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6th5.70 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France6th5.51 m
See also Germany all-time top lists - Pole vault
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