About Sven Knipphals
Born 1985. Sven Knipphals is a German athletics competitor and sprinter.
Sven Knipphals (born 20 September 1985 in Hannover) is a German athlete specialising in the sprinting events. He finished fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships. In addition, he won the silver medal in the same event at the 2014 European Championships.
His father, Jens Knipphals, is a former long jumper.
Competition record
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.13 (+1.9 m/s) (Regensburg 2015) 200 metres – 20.48 (+1.7 m/s) (Mannheim 2014) Indoor 200 metres – 21.02 (Karlsruhe 2012)
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Who is Sven Knipphals?
German athletics competitor and sprinter
When was Sven Knipphals born?
Sven Knipphals was born on 20 September 1985 in Hanover.
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Sven Knipphals is an athletics competitor and sprinter.
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Sven Knipphals is German.
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