Benjamin Gföhler
Benjamin Gföhler (born 27 January 1994) is a Swiss athlete specialising in the long jump.[1][2] He finished fourth at the 2015 European U23 Championships. Before concentrating on the long jump he competed in the combined events.
 Gföhler in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 January 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long jump |
| Club | LC Zürich |
| Coached by | Andreas Hediger |
His personal bests in the long jump are 8.13 metres outdoors (+1.0 m/s, Oberteuringen 2016) and 7.94 metres indoors (Magglingen 2018).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | – | Octathlon | DNF |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 21st | Decathlon (junior) | 6690 pts |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 11th | Decathlon (junior) | 7280 pts |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 4th | Long jump | 7.93 m |
| Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.57 s | |
| 7th | Long jump | 7.21 m | |||
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 16th (q) | Long jump | 7.72 m (w) |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 13th (q) | Long jump | 7.63 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 18th (q) | Long jump | 7.65 m |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 23rd (q) | Long jump | 7.35 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 29th (q) | Long jump | 7.41 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 17th (q) | Long jump | 7.49 m | |
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