Ariane Friedrich (born Tempel; 10 January 1984 in Nordhausen) is a German high jumper.

Controversy arose in 2012 when she named an alleged stalker on Facebook, potentially violating German privacy laws.

[6] She finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and took seventh in the high jump final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Her 2009 indoor season started strongly with a win at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships in a jump of 2.01 m. Her outdoor season started with a personal best jump of 2.06 metres in June 2009 at the Internationales Stadionfest, breaking Heike Henkel's outdoor national record of 2.05 m,[7] and she won another gold at the 2009 European Team Championships later that month.

[9] On 22 December 2010 she ruptured her left Achilles tendon during training and was ruled out of the entire 2011 season including the World Championships in Daegu.