Max Heß (born 13 July 1996) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and is the 2016 European Champion.
Career Born in 1996, Heß won a silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. He won another silver medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. He won gold at the 2016 European Championships. In 2017, he competed in the European Indoor Championships and the European U23 Championships, winning bronze in both. At the former, he set a personal best and German record of 17.52 m.
Competition record Representing 2013World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine8thTriple jump15.52 m2014World Junior Championships Eugene, United States2ndTriple jump16.55 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic11th (q)Long jump7.71 m2016World Indoor Championships Portland, United States2ndTriple jump17.14 mEuropean ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands 1stTriple jump17.20 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil15th (q)Triple jump16.56 m2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rdTriple jump17.12 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland3rdTriple jump16.68 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom11thTriple jump16.47 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15th (q)Triple jump16.32 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom3rdTriple jump17.10 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland3rdTriple jump17.01 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan17th (q)Triple jump16.69 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States13th (q)Triple jump16.64 m2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey3rdTriple jump16.57 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary18th (q)Triple jump16.48 m2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom9thTriple jump16.66 mEuropean ChampionshipsRome, Italy5thTriple jump17.04 mOlympic GamesParis, France7thTriple jump17.38 m2025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands2ndTriple jump17.43 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China6thTriple jump17.03 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan29th (q)Triple jump16.09 m
Personal bests Outdoor Long jump – 7.57 (+0.5 m/s, Weinheim 2015) Triple jump – 17.20 (Amsterdam 2016) Indoor Long jump – 8.03 (Chemnitz 2015) Triple jump – 17.52 NR (Belgrade 2017)
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