Katrine Koch Jacobsen (born 24 June 1999) is a Danish hammer thrower. She holds Denmark's national record in the hammer throw.[1]

Katrine Koch Jacobsen
Personal information
NationalityDanish
Born (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsHanmer: 74.22m (2022) NR

Career

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She set a new Danish national record for the hammer throw in March 2021, recording a distance of 64.68 metres.[2] By September of that year she had extended that record a further eight times, culminating in breaking the 70 metres barrier.[3] In June 2022, she broke the Danish national record for the tenth time in 15 months.[4]

She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the women's hammer in Eugene, Oregon.[5] She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[6] She competed at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest in the women's hammer throw.[7]

She placed fifth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the hammer throw.[8][9] She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics and threw the automatic qualification distance for the final with the fifth longest distance in qualifying.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Katrine Koch Jacobsen". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ "After four years of training, Katrine is the longest-throwing woman in the country". dr.dk. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Hammer thrower breaks the Danish record for the ninth time this year". dr.dk. 19 Sep 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Katrine throws the hammer a long way and sets her sights on the Olympics". dr.dk. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's Hammer Throw Results: World Athletics Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  6. ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Hammer throw women". World Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Katrine Koch Jacobsen finishes as number 5 in the EC final: 'I can do so much more'". dr.dk. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Women Hammer Throw Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Danish hammer thrower explodes in the Olympic final with the fifth longest throw". sportsilkeborg. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.