Ariane Friedrich

Ariane Friedrich

Ariane Friedrich at European Athletics Championships in Barcelone 2010.
Personal information
Birth name	Ariane Tempel
Nationality	German
Born	(1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 33)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Germany World Championships 2009 Berlin High jump European Championships 2010 Barcelona High jump European Indoor Championships 2009 Torino High jump Universiade 2009 Belgrade High jump 2007 Bangkok High jump 2005 Izmir High jump

Ariane Friedrich, born Tempel (born 10 January 1984 in Nordhausen) is a German high jumper. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the German outdoor record holder in the event with a best of 2.06 m, although this is 1 cm less than the indoor record held by Heike Henkel.

She became German champion in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and represents the club LG Eintracht Frankfurt.

Controversy arose in 2012 when she named an alleged stalker on Facebook, potentially violating German privacy laws.

Friedrich won the gold medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships, the bronze medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade, silver at the 2007 Summer Universiade and the gold medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade.

The 2008 indoor season saw significant improvement in Friedrich's clearances: she improved her best by 8 cm during the period, clearing two metres for the first time and setting her top mark at 2.02 m. Her coach noted that these achievements were due to her improved work ethic and focus. She finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and took seventh in the high jump final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.