Aileen Kuhn

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Aileen Kuhn
Personal information
Born (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Hammer: 72.53 m (Bergen, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Bergen Hammer throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Espoo Hammer throw

Aileen Kuhn (born 26 November 2003) is a German hammer thrower. She won the gold medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships. [1]

Career

A member of LAZ Ludwigsburg she won the German U23 championships at the age of 19 years-old in 2023 with a throw of 68.71 metres. [2] She won the bronze medal at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland with a throw of 68.30 metres. [3] [4] She finished third at the senior German Athletics Championships in June 2024. [5] [6]

She finished third in the U23 hammer thrower at the European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus in March 2025. [7] She took the European U23 lead with a throw of 72.48 metres, thrown on 1 June in Forbach. [8] [9] She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid, Spain on 28 June 2025, finishing fifth overall with a throw of 68.98 metres. [10] She subsequently won the gold medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, throwing a lifetime best and new European U23 lead of 72.53 metres to finish ahead of Nicola Tuthill of Ireland and Valentina Savva of Cyprus, who both also threw over 70 metres on 18 July. [11] [12]

She was selected for the German team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [13]

References

  1. "Aileen Kuhn". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  2. "U23 European Championships: Aileen Kuhn throws hammer for bronze". wlv-sport.de. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. "2023 European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. "Finnish stars Kosonen and Vanninen strike gold for the hosts in Espoo 2023". European Athletics. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. "German Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. Kullman, Klaus (1 July 2024). "Olympiateilnahme: Samantha Borutta muss noch warten". rheinpfalz. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  7. "Nicola Tuthill wins Ireland's first gold at European Throwing Cup". ucd.ie. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  8. Mills, Steven (12 Jul 2025). "Bergen 2025 - Women's Field Preview". European Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  9. "Hammerwerfen mit Musik". World Athletics. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  10. "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  11. Szreter-Kelly, Alissa (18 Jul 2025). "Three over 70 metres in women's hammer as Kuhn claims victory". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  12. Dennehy, Cathal (18 July 2025). "Anika Thompson strikes gold as Nicola Tuthill wins silver at European U-23 Championships". Independent.ie. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  13. "76 für Tokio: Das deutsche WM-Team steht". Leichtathletik.de. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.