Rico Freimuth

{{short description|German decathlete}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Rico Freimuth

| image = Einkleidung der deutschen Olympiamannschaft Rio 2016 Medientag Hannover Rico Freimuth 1.jpg

| caption = Freimuth at the 2016 German Olympic Team clothing

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|3|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Potsdam, East Germany{{cite web |url=http://lawm.sportschau.de/peking2015/sportler/Sportlerportraet-Rico-Freimuth,ricofreimuth100.html |title=Rico Freimuth im Porträt |author=|language=German |trans-title=Rico Freimuth in portrait |date=21 July 2017 |website=Sportschau|access-date=12 August 2017}}

| height = 1.96 m

| weight = 94 kg

| country = {{GER}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = Decathlon

| olympics = 6th at the 2012 Summer Olympics

| pb =

• 100 m: 10.40
  (June 2014)
• Long jump: 7.60
  (June 2017)
• Shot put: 15.62
  (June 2015)
• High jump: 2.01
  (June 2017)
• 400 m: 47.51
  (May 2012)
• 110 m hurdles: 13.63
  (August 2014)
• Discus: 51.56
  (June 2017)
• Pole vault: 4.90
  (August 2012, August 2013)
• Javelin: 65.04
  (July 2011)
• 1500 m: 4:34.69
  (June 2013)
• Decathlon: 8663
  (June 2017)

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Decathlon}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2017 London|Decathlon}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Beijing|Decathlon}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Junior Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2007 Hengelo|}}

}}

Rico Freimuth (born 14 March 1988) is a retired{{cite web |url=https://www.leichtathletik.de/news/news/detail/73921-rico-freimuth-und-michael-schrader-verabschieden-sich-vom-leistungssport |title=Rico Freimuth und Michael Schrader verabschieden sich vom Leistungssport |author=Alexandra Dersch / dpa|language=German |trans-title=Rico Freimuth and Michael Schrader say goodbye to competitive sports |date=1 October 2020 |website=leichtathletik.de|access-date=3 August 2021}} German athlete who specialised in the decathlon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/rico-freimuth-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221635/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/rico-freimuth-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Rico Freimuth Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=12 July 2017}} He won two medals at World Championships, bronze in 2015 and silver in 2017.

Rico is the son of Uwe Freimuth, a decathlete, and the nephew of Jörg Freimuth, a high jumper.