Daniel Ecker (born 21 July 1977 in Leverkusen) is a former German athlete competing in the pole vault.
Biography His current personal best is 5.93 metres, but through his indoor best performance of 6.00 metres he has a place in the so-called 6 metres club. 5.93 ranks him fourth among German pole vaulters, behind Tim Lobinger, Andrei Tivontchik and Michael Stolle.
He won a bronze medal at the 2007 IAAF World Championships and the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships and placed fourth at the 1999 World Championships. At the Olympic Games he finished eighth in 2000 and fifth in 2004. He won the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Danny Ecker is the son of Heide Rosendahl, who became Olympic long jump champion in 1972, and US basketball player John Ecker. His team is Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Danny Ecker married in 2006. He has two daughters.
He stated that he would retire from competition at the end of the 2012 season after he missed the German Championships (and qualification for the European Championships and Olympic Games) due to an injury.Pole vaulter Mohr warms up for Helsinki with world-leading 5.91m . European Athletics (2012-06-24). Retrieved on 2012-06-24.
Competition record Representing 1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia3rd5.30 m1997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland15th (q)5.20 m1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain3rd5.75 mEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th5.76 m1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan3rd5.85 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th5.50 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain4th5.70 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia8th5.80 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada11th5.65 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece5th5.75 m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland11thNM2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom1st5.71 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan3rd5.81 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China6th5.70 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy9th (q)5.65 m
See also Germany all-time top lists - Pole vault
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