Jan Fitschen

Jan Fitschen
Medal record
Jan Fitschen (right) in 2012

Competitor for Germany
Men's Athletics
European Championships
	2006 Gothenburg	10,000 metres

Jan Gerrit Fitschen (born 2 May 1977 in Nordhorn) is a German long-distance runner, competing for TV Wattenscheid 01.

At the 1999 Under 23 European Championships he finished fifth over the 5000 metres. He was German champion over 5000 metres in 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006 and over 10,000 m in 2005 and 2006.

Fitschen won the title of European Champion over 10,000 metres at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg in a personal best of 28:10,94.

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Fitschen keeps going in his dream race (EAA)

European Champions in Men's 10,000 m

1934–38: Ilmari Salminen (FIN)
1946: Viljo Heino (FIN)
1950–54: Emil Zátopek (TCH)
1958: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL)
1962: Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS)
1966–69: Jürgen Haase (GDR)
1971: Juha Väätäinen (FIN)
1974: Manfred Kuschmann (GDR)
1978: Martti Vainio (FIN)
1982: Alberto Cova (ITA)
1986: Stefano Mei (ITA)
1990: Salvatore Antibo (ITA)
1994: Abel Antón (ESP)
1998: António Pinto (POR)
2002: José Manuel Martínez (ESP)
2006: Jan Fitschen (GER)
2010: Mo Farah (GBR)
2012: Polat Kemboi Arıkan (TUR)
2014: Mo Farah (GBR)

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