# Uwe Freimuth > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Uwe_Freimuth > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Uwe_Freimuth.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Freimuth > Source revision: 1272227136 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|East German athletics competitor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} '''Uwe Freimuth''' ({{IPA|de|ˈuːvə ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌmuːt|-|De-Uwe Freimuth.ogg}}; born 10 September 1961 in [Rathenow](/source/Rathenow), [Bezirk Potsdam](/source/Bezirk_Potsdam)) is a retired [decathlete](/source/decathlon) from [East Germany](/source/East_Germany), who finished in eighteenth place with 7860 points at the [1988 Summer Olympics](/source/1988_Summer_Olympics) in [Seoul](/source/Seoul), South Korea. ==Biography== He is ranked tenth in the [all-time points score ranking for the decathlon](/source/Decathlon). His personal best is 8,792 Points (1984). He scored over 8000 points in 24 competitions. A former record holder for East Germany, he is a four-time national champion (1984, 1985, 1986, and 1988) in the men's decathlon. He represented the sports club [ASK Vorwärts Potsdam](/source/ASK_Vorw%C3%A4rts_Potsdam). After he retired from competition he started his profession as a club coach in Potsdam. From 1995 until 1998 he was in charge as a National Coach for Decathlon and High Jump in Malaysia. In 1998 he became a union coach in Bavaria and in 2000 he moved as a lecturer to the Institute of Sports at the [University of Würzburg](/source/University_of_W%C3%BCrzburg), Germany. He became a [sports scientist](/source/sports_scientist) for sports theory and analysis. In 2002 he completed his [dissertation](/source/dissertation). In September 2007 Freimuth returned to Malaysia to head the Department for Development at the Institute of Sports (ISN) in [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur). From October 2009 until October 2011, Freimuth represented the [German Olympic Sports Confederation](/source/German_Olympic_Sports_Confederation) in [Hanoi](/source/Hanoi), Vietnam. He was in charge as Technical Director for the [Vietnam Athletics Federation](/source/Vietnam_Athletics_Federation). Since September 2013, Freimuth has been Professor of Sport & Event Management at the [Business and Information Technology School](/source/Business_and_Information_Technology_School) at [Berlin](/source/Berlin), [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg) and [Iserlohn](/source/Iserlohn). He is the [twin brother](/source/twin_brother) of high jumper [Jörg Freimuth](/source/J%C3%B6rg_Freimuth), who won the bronze medal at the [1980 Summer Olympics](/source/1980_Summer_Olympics) in [Moscow](/source/Moscow). He is also the father of fellow decathlete [Rico Freimuth](/source/Rico_Freimuth).{{cite web |url=http://lawm.sportschau.de/peking2015/sportler/Sportlerportraet-Rico-Freimuth,ricofreimuth100.html |title=Rico Freimuth im Porträt |author= |date=21 July 2017|language=German |trans-title=Rico Freimuth in portrait |website=[Sportschau](/source/Sportschau)|access-date=12 August 2017}} ==References== {{Reflist}} * [http://www.decathlon2000.ee/eng/athletes.php?art=567 Profile] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Freimuth, Uwe}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:People from Rathenow Category:Sportspeople from Bezirk Potsdam Category:East German decathletes Category:Athletes from Brandenburg Category:German twins Category:Olympic athletes for East Germany Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:German sports executives and administrators Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Category:German athletics coaches Category:German decathletes Category:East German Athletics Championships winners {{East Germany-athletics-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Uwe Freimuth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Freimuth) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Freimuth?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.