Christian Rhoden

{{short description|German high jumper}}

Christian Rhoden (born 27 March 1974) is a retired German high jumper.

He was born in Duisburg and represented LG Bayer Leverkusen.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/rh/christian-rhoden-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222610/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/rh/christian-rhoden-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Christian Rhoden|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=25 May 2014}} At the German championships he won the silver medal in 1997, 1999 and 2000 and bronze medals in 1995 and 2002. He became indoor champion in 1997 and 2002, and won several other indoor medals.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/101.html|title=Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Hochsprung - Herren)|publisher=Sport-Komplett|accessdate=25 May 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/25.html|title=Deutsche Hallen - Leichtathletik - Meisterschaften (Hochsprung - Herren)|publisher=Sport-Komplett|accessdate=25 May 2014}}

Internationally he finished eleventh at the 1998 European Championships,{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/europe/1998/Men_High_Jump.html|title=Men High Jump European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=25 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730160510/http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1998/Men_High_Jump.html|archive-date=30 July 2012|url-status=dead}} eleventh at the 1999 Universiade[http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/l/leichtathletik/1999/1999.World%20University%20Games.By%20Day.pdf Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503223712/http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/l/leichtathletik/1999/1999.World%20University%20Games.By%20Day.pdf |date=2014-05-03 }} (PDF) - wrongly says "Christiana" and a tied seventh at the 2000 European Indoor Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/2000/m00_21.html|title=2000 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=25 May 2014}} (wrongly says 2002). He also competed at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final.{{World Athletics}}

His personal best jump was 2.32 metres, achieved in July 1998 in Luxembourg-Ville.