Ariane Friedrich

Ariane Friedrich
Ariane Friedrich in 2010
Personal information
Birth nameAriane Tempel
NationalityGerman
Born (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 40)
Nordhausen, East Germany
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Germany
SportTrack and field
EventHigh jump
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Berlin High jump
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Barcelona High jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Torino High jump
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade High jump
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok High jump
Bronze medal – third place 2005 İzmir High jump

Ariane Friedrich (born Tempel; 10 January 1984 in Nordhausen) is a German high jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships and represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the German outdoor record holder in the event with a best of 2.06 m, although this is 1 cm less than the indoor record held by Heike Henkel.[1]

She became German champion in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and represents the club LG Eintracht Frankfurt.

Controversy arose in 2012 when she named an alleged stalker on Facebook, potentially violating German privacy laws.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Powell, David (14 June 2009). "For Friedrich, simply a 'Wow!' day - ÅF Golden League". IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Facebook Fight in Germany Leads to Battle Over Privacy". nytimes.com.
  3. ^ Sportlerin Friedrich verteidigt Outing eines Stalkers, Der Spiegel
  4. ^ London 2012: German athlete Ariane Friedrich names 'stalker' online, BBC News, 25 April 2012