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Gregor Traber
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Personal information
Born (1992-12-02) 2 December 1992 (age 32)
Height 1.90 m
Weight 80 kg
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles

Gregor Traber is a talented German athlete. He is known for his speed in sprint hurdles races. These races involve jumping over obstacles called hurdles. He was born on December 2, 1992, in Tettnang, Germany.

About Gregor Traber

Gregor Traber is a professional athlete who competes in track and field. His main events are the 110-meter hurdles and the 60-meter hurdles. The 110-meter hurdles is an outdoor race. The 60-meter hurdles is usually run indoors. He has represented Germany in many big competitions around the world.

His Best Times

Gregor has achieved some impressive personal bests in his career.

  • In the 110-meter hurdles, his fastest time is 13.37 seconds. He achieved this in Beijing in 2015.
  • For the 60-meter hurdles, his best time is 7.56 seconds. He set this record in Sopot in 2014. These times show how fast he can run and jump over hurdles.

Major Competitions and Achievements

Gregor has competed in many important athletic events. He has shown great skill and speed.

World Championships

Gregor has competed in several World Championships.

  • In 2014, he finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland. This was a big achievement for him.
  • He also competed in the 110-meter hurdles at the World Championships in Beijing in 2015. He reached the semifinals there.
  • More recently, he competed at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade in 2022. He also raced at the World Championships in Eugene, United States, in 2022.

European Championships

Gregor has also had strong performances at the European Championships.

  • He won a bronze medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the European U23 Championships in Tampere, Finland, in 2013. This means he was one of the top young athletes in Europe.
  • He finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the European Championships in Berlin, Germany, in 2018.

Olympic Games

Gregor has also competed in the Olympic Games.

  • He raced in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil. He made it to the semifinals.
  • He also competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. These games were held in 2021.

External links

  • Gregor Traber at Olympics.com (archived: OlympicChannel.com and Olympic.org)
  • Gregor Traber at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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See also

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