Daniel Ecker (born 21 July 1977 in Leverkusen) is a former German athlete competing in the pole vault.

5.93 ranks him fourth among German pole vaulters, behind Tim Lobinger, Andrei Tivontchik and Michael Stolle.

He won the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

[2] Danny Ecker is the son of Heide Rosendahl,[3] who became Olympic long jump champion in 1972, and US basketball player John Ecker.

He stated that he would retire from competition at the end of the 2012 season after he missed the German Championships (and qualification for the European Championships and Olympic Games) due to an injury.