André Pollmächer
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5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
and 10,000 metres.
He finished seventh in the 10,000 metres final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
. His personal best time is 27:55.66 minutes, achieved in June 2007 in Dommelhof. He was 18th in the men's marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....
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He returned to the track after a four year break and claimed the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
at the European Cup 10000m
European Cup 10000m
The European Cup 10000m is an annual 10,000 metres race for European athletes which was first held in 1997. The competition is organised by the European Athletics Association and first began as the European 10000 Metres Challenge after the event was removed from the European Cup programme...
in Oslo.
André Pollmächer competes for LAC Erdgas Chemnitz and trains under Bernd Dießner
Bernd Dießner
Bernd Dießner is a retired East German long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.He won the silver medal at the 1968 European Indoor Games , the bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships, finished fourth at the 1969 European Championships and fourteenth at the 1971 European...
. He is the older brother of Anja Pollmächer
Anja Pollmächer
Anja Pollmächer is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 52.90 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Ulm...
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