Talea Prepens (born 28 December 2001) is a German sprinter.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 28 December 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.38 (Wetzlar, 2024) 200m: 22.83 (Rome, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Career
editShe is from Cloppenburg and is a member of TV Cloppenburg as well As being trained by her father Harald Prepens.[2]
She won the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships 200m title in Nairobi at the age of 15 years-old despite being the youngest in the field. She won the title with her second personal best of the championships of 23.51 seconds, having run 23.64 in the semi finals.[3]
At the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, she won bronze with the German relay team in the 4 x 100m relay.[2]
In 2021, she won gold in the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn in the 4x100m relay, as well as finishing fourth in the individual 200 metres.[4]
She won back-to-back sprint doubles over 100 metres and 200 metres at the German Athletics U23 Championships in 2022 and 2023.[5] She finished fourth in the 200m at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[6][7] She competed at the delayed 2021 University Games in Chengdu, China in 2023 finishing sixth in the 100 metres.[8]
She ran a personal best 22.83 at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome over 200 metres to qualify for the semi-finals.[9]
Personal life
editShe plays double bass and played in a youth symphony orchestra. Her brother Torben Prepens competes in the decathlon.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Talea Prepens". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Talea Prepens – Trotz Lockdown purzeln die Bestzeiten". Leichtatgletik.de. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Report: girls' 200m – IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017". World Athletics. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Smyth, Steve (9 July 2021). "Gold for sprinter Jeremiah Azu in Tallinn". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Talea Prepens: "I am an absolute competitive type". nlv-la.de. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Inspiring performances do not bring a bronze medal". nwzlonline.de. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "How Cloppenburg's Prepens tackles her difficult season without support". nwzonline.de. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Talea Prepens runs to 6th place in China". om-online.de. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.