Charline Mathias

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Charline Mathias
Charline Mathias 2017.jpg
Charline Mathias in 2017
Personal information
Full nameCharline Kyra C. Mathias
Born (1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 (age 32)
Education Lille Catholic University [1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 800 m, 1500 m

Charline Kyra Mathias (born 23 May 1992) is a Luxembourgish middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. [2] She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round.

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Career

She became involved in athletics at a young age and joined CAL Spora Luxembourg, then known as CSL, when she was still at school. [3]

In June 2015, she set a national record when winning gold in the 800 metres at the inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. She then beat her own record the following month as she ran a time of 2:01.30 in Bellinzona, Italy in July 2015. [4] She subsequently competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing in the 800 metres. [5] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. [6]

In July 2018, she won the Luxembourg national title over 400 metres. [7] She was selected to represent Luxembourg at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, over 800 metres for her third consecutive European Indoor Championships. [8]

In the women's 800 meters indoors in February 2022, Mathias broke her own national indoor record set in 2017, with a time of 2:03.91 at the Luxembourg Indoor Athletics Championships. [9]

In February 2024, she set a new national indoor record for the 800 metres, running 2:01.82 to beat Vera Hoffmann into second. [10] In June 2024, she won the outdoors Luxembourg Athletics Championships over 800 meters, in a time of 2:00.68. [11] That month, she was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [12]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
2009 Games of the Small States of Europe Luxembourg, Luxembourg 3rd800 m 2:13.65
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:49.07
World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 16th (sf)800 m2:10.16
European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 6th800 m2:10.87
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 6th4 × 400 m relay 3:47.54
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 31st (h)800 m 2:09.73
2013 Games of the Small States of Europe Luxembourg, Luxembourg 2nd400 m 54.93
2nd800 m 2:05.80
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:44.38
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 17th (h)800 m 2:07.40
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 13th (h)400 m 56.56
5th4 × 400 m relay 3:49.54
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 16th (h)800 m 2:03.43
2015 Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland 1st800 m 2:08.61
World Championships Beijing, China 25th (h)800 m 2:01.36
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 58th (h)800 m 2:09.30
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 10th (sf)800 m 2:05.93
Games of the Small States of Europe Serravalle, San Marino 1st1500 m 4:21.59
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 9th (sf)800 m 2:03.59
8th1500 m 4:22.38
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 8h (sf)800 m 2:02.01
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 12th (h)800 m 2:04.73
2023 Games of the Small States of Europe Marsa, Malta 2nd800 m 2:12.89
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 12th (sf)800 m 2:00.78

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. "2017 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. "Charline Mathias". IAAF. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. "Charline Mathias is getting closer to her best form". rtu.lu (in Luxembourgish). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  4. Roberts, Duncan (29 July 2016). "Rio: Charline Mathias". Delano.lu. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  5. "800 Metres Women". World Athletics. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  6. Kettenmeyer, Jeff (19 February 2024). "Charline Mathias". rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  7. "Vera Hoffmann gewënnt iwwer 800 Meter". rtu.lu (in Luxembourgish). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  8. Hoffmann, Tom (27 February 2019). "5 Athlete gi mat op d'Halen-EM op Glasgow". rtu.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  9. Birsens, Jeff (27 February 2022). "New national records by Charline Mathias and Vera Hoffmann". RTL.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  10. Birsens, Jeff (19 February 2024). "New championship records set by Charline Mathias and Patrizia van der Weken". Today.rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  11. "Charline Mathias must continue to hope for the Olympics". RTL (in Luxembourgish). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  12. Morawski, Jan (7 June 2024). "These six Luxembourgers want to conquer Rome". Virgule.lu (in French). Retrieved 1 April 2025.