David Fiegen
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David Fiegen is a Luxembourg
ian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres
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He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg
, the first ever medal in the history of the championships for an athlete from Luxembourg. He also competed at the 2004 Olympics, and won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships
.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
ian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres
800 metres
The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...
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He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, the first ever medal in the history of the championships for an athlete from Luxembourg. He also competed at the 2004 Olympics, and won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships
2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2002 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:...
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Achievements
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2002 | European Indoor Championships 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 27th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 1 March to Sunday, 3 March 2002 in Vienna, the capital city of Austria.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:-Participating nations:... |
Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
6th | 800 m | 1:47.44 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–3.-Medalists:-Heats:First 2 of each heat and the next 4 fastest qualified for the semifinals.-Semifinals:... |
World Junior Championships 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2002 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:... |
Kingston Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island... , Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic... |
3rd | 800 m | 1:46.66 | |
2003 | Games of the Small States of Europe Athletics at the 2003 Games of the Small States of Europe -Men:-Women:... |
Marsa, Malta | 1st | 800 m | 1:51.52 |
European Junior Championships 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships The 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Tampere, Finland from 23–27 July 2003. A total of 44 events were contested; 22 by men and 22 by women. Germany had the biggest medal haul with nine golds and a total of 27, closely followed by Russia . Great Britain was third with 17... |
Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 800 m | 1:49.91 | |
World Championships 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:... |
Paris, France | 43rd (h) | 800 m | 1:48.80 | |
2004 | World Indoor Championships 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004... |
Budapest, Hungary | 19th (h) | 800 m | 1:50.02 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres The Men's 800 metres event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5–7.-Medalists:-Heat:First 2 of each heat and next 6 fastest qualified for the semifinals.-Semifinals:... |
Olympic Games Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put... |
Athens, Greece | 36th (h) | 800 m | 1:46.97 | |
2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 20th (h) | 1500 m | 3:49.50 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres The Men's 1500 metres event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–6.-Medalists:-Heats:First 3 of each heat and the next 3 fastest qualified for the final.-Final:... |
2006 | European Championships 2006 European Championships in Athletics The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"... |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.59 2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 10, 11 and August 13.Originally, the Latvian delegation, representing Dmitrijs Milkevics , issued a complaint because Bram Som stepped out of the track twice. Som and Ellis both also complained that... |
2011 | Games of the Small States of Europe Athletics at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe Athletics at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe was held from 1 – 4 June 2011 at the Rheinwiese Schaan.-Men:-Women:-100 metres:Heats – June 1Wind:Heat 1: +1.8 m/s, Heat 2: +1.1 m/sFinal – June 1Wind:+1.3 m/s-200 metres:... |
Schaan Schaan Schaan is the largest municipality of Liechtenstein. It is located to the north of Vaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. As of 2005 it has a population of making it the largest administrative district in Liechtenstein, and covers an area of 26.8 km², including mountains and... , Liechtenstein Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... |
4th | 800 m | 1:52.82 |