Christian Tamminga
Christian Tamminga (born 30 April 1974 in Leiden) is a retired Dutch athlete who specialised in the pole vault.[1] His biggest success was the sixth place at the 2001 World Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 5.76 metres outdoors (1998) and 5.60 metres indoors (2002).[citation needed]
After retiring, he started a company manufacturing athletics equipment.[2]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Netherlands
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| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 10th | Pole vault | 5.00 m |
| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 5th | Pole vault | 5.25 m |
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 5th (q) | Pole vault | 5.30 m1 |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 19th (q) | Pole vault | 5.20 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | Pole vault | 5.75 m |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 5th | Pole vault | 5.60 m | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | – | Pole vault | NM |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 23rd (q) | Pole vault | 5.35 m |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 15th | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
1No mark in the final
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