Katharina Molitor
Personal information | |
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Born | Bedburg, West Germany | 8 November 1983
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Website | katharina-molitor.de |
Sport | |
Country | Germany |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Club | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 67.69 m (2015) |
Medal record |
Katharina Molitor (born 8 November 1983) is a German sportswoman who competes as a javelin thrower and volleyball player. As a javelin thrower, she is a World Champion, having won gold in 2015, and her personal best throw is 67.69 m.[1] As a volleyball player, she represents Bayer Leverkusen in the German Erste Volleyball-Bundesliga, the highest league in German volleyball.[2]
Molitor is a two-time Olympian, having competed in the javelin throw for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She finished eighth in 2008, and improved to sixth in 2012.[3]
She won gold at the 2010 German Championships before competing at the 2010 European Championships, and has since competed in every European and World Championships. Her best result is first place at the 2015 World Championships.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Germany | ||||
2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 2nd | 57.01 m |
2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 6th | 58.19 m |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 8th | 59.64 m |
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 4th | 59.41 m |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 63.81 m |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 5th | 64.32 m |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 60.99 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 62.89 m | |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 13th (q) | 60.32 m |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 9th | 58.00 m |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | 67.69 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4th | 63.20 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 7th | 63.75 m |
References
- ^ "111. Deutsche Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften" (PDF). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (in German). 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Leverkusen kehrt nach zwei Jahren Pause zurück auf die Erstliga-Bühne". Deutsche Volleyball-Liga (DVL) (in German). 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Katharina Molitor Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Bedburg
- German female javelin throwers
- German women's volleyball players
- German national athletics champions
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Germany
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- German athletics biography stubs