1. Ariane Friedrich won the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships and represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.
11 Facts About Ariane Friedrich
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Ariane Friedrich became German champion in 2004,2007,2008,2009 and 2010, and represents the club LG Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Ariane Friedrich's coach noted that these achievements were due to her improved work ethic and focus.
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Ariane Friedrich finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and took seventh in the high jump final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Ariane Friedrich gained a complete set of Universiade medals in July when she finally won the gold at the 2009 Summer Universiade.
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Ariane Friedrich won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.
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Ariane Friedrich reflected that the public pressure for her to become world champion had placed her under much stress.
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Ariane Friedrich missed the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships due to a knee injury and instead set her sights on medalling at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.
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Ariane Friedrich became the first German woman to win at the Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting Eberstadt a month later.
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Ariane Friedrich failed to make the final at the 2012 London Olympic Games, finishing 14th in the Qualifying Rounds.
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Ariane Friedrich came back to the competition in January 2016, after almost four years.