Katharina Bauer (born 12 June 1990 in Wiesbaden) is a German athlete specialising in the pole vault.[1] She represented her country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without qualifying for the final. In addition, she twice reached the final at the European Indoor Championships.
 Katharina Bauer in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1990 Wiesbaden, West Germany |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Coached by | Leszek Klima |
Her personal bests in the event are 4.65 metres outdoors (Beckum (GER) and 4.60 metres indoors (Leverkusen 2015).
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Germany
| ||||
| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th | 3.95 m |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 12th (q) | 4.10 m1 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 4.22 m |
| Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 5th | 4.30 m | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 17th (q) | 4.25 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th (q) | 4.60 m1 |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | 4.40 m |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | NM | |
1No mark in the final
Personal life
editHaving problems with abnormally fast heartbeat since her youth, she competes with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in her chest.[2]
References
edit- ^ Katharina Bauer at World Athletics
- ^ "Heartbeat". Spikes. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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