Timo Benitz

Timo Benitz (born 24 December 1991 in Engen) is a German middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. He took a surprise victory in the 800 metres at the 2014 European Team Championships in Braunschweig where in front of home crowd he beat among others Adam Kszczot and Pierre-Ambroise Bosse. In 2017 he competed at the World Championships reaching the semifinals and later won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Personal bests
Outdoor
 * 800 metres – 1:46.24 (Braunschweig 2014)
 * 1000 metres – 2:16.90 (Pliezhausen 2014)
 * 1500 metres – 3:34.94 (Dessau 2014)

Indoor
 * 3000 metres – 8:02.62 (Leipzig 2014)