Katharina "Kathi" Grompe (born 1 September 1993) is a German retired sprinter who competed at international elite track and field competitions. She is a two-time European champion and World silver medalist in the 4 x 100 metre relay. She was described as one of the greatest talents in German women's sprinting during her sporting career.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 1 September 1993 Dortmund, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 60 metres 100 metres 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Retirement
editGrompe retired in 2020 to focus on her career as a self-employed professional athletics coach in Hamburg following her retirement from high-performance athletics. She considered to retire at the age of 27 following reoccurring sport injuries.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Katharina Grompe - World Athletics". World Athletics. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Katharina Grompe". Deutsche Sportakademie. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Exclusive - Katharina Grompe: Best time despite injury (in German)". Boulewahr. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Surprise: Dortmund first-class sprinter ends her career (in German)". Ruhr Nachrichten. 11 January 2021.
- ^ "End of career at 27: German top sprinter now wants to help HSV footballers (in German)". mopo.de. 10 December 2020.