Richard Ringer (born 27 February 1989 in Überlingen) is a German athlete specialising in long-distance and cross-country running. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade, and finished fourth at the 2014 European Championships and fifth at the 2015 European Indoor Championships. His greatest success is his victory in the Marathon at the 2022 European Championships in Munich.
Competition record Representing 2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands13th5000 m15:16.032008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland16th (h)1500 m3:50.772011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic7th5000 m14:24.862013UniversiadeKazan, Russia3rd5000 m13:37.182014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland4th5000 m14:10.922015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic5th3000 m7:48.44World ChampionshipsBeijing, China14th5000 m14:03.722016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands3rd5000 m13:40.85Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil38th (h)5000 m14:05.012017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rd3000 m8:01.01World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom32nd (h)5000 m13:36.872018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom –3000 mDQEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany –10,000 mDNF2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar30th (h)5000 m13:49.202021Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan26thMarathon2:16:082022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany1stMarathon2:10:212025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan13thMarathon2:11:142026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom10thMarathon2:10:05
Personal bests Outdoor 1500 metres – 3:38.83 (Montbéliard 2016) 3000 metres – 7:46.37 (Dessau-Roßlau 2016) 5000 metres – 13:10.94 (Heusden-Zolder 2015) 10,000 metres – 27:36.52 (London 2018) Half marathon – 1:01:09 (Barcelona 2023) Marathon – 2:05:47 (Valencia 2024)
Indoor 1500 metres – 3:45.40 (Stuttgart 2011) 3000 metres – 7:46.18 (Karlsruhe 2015)
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