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Sebastian Bayer

Sebastian Bayer, German long jumper

Life at a glance

Born
1986 · June 11
Age this year
40No death recorded in our data
Known as
athletics competitor. Citizenship: Germany
Born
40th anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Biography Bayer was born on 11 June 1986 in Aachen , West Germany. [ 1 ] He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. On 8 March 2009 at the European Indoor Track and Field Championships in Turin , Italy, Bayer long jumped 8.71 m (28 ft 7 in) to win the gold medal. This is the second longest indoor long jump in history,

Sebastian Bayer is a German long jumper best known for having history's second longest indoor long jump.

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Questions about Sebastian Bayer

When was Sebastian Bayer born?

June 11 1986.

How old would Sebastian Bayer be today?

40 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

Who else was born on June 11?

Eartha Cumings, Gonzalo Castro, Ivana Baquero and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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