Chiara Sistermann

Chiara Sistermann

Sistermann in 2022
Personal information
Born	(2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole Vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Pole vault: 4.35m (2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Germany European U23 Championships 2025 Bergen Pole vault World U20 Championships 2022 Cali Pole vault

Chiara Sistermann (born 26 April 2004) is a German pole vaulter. ^[1]

Biography

From Munich, Sistermann began training in gymnastics from the age of six years-old before becoming a member of TSV Gräfelfing and focusing on the pole vault. ^[2] She placed fourth at 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, with a best height of 4.10 metres. ^{[3] [4]}

Sistermann had a third place finish at the 2022 German Indoor Athletics Championships in Leipzig. ^[5] In July 2022, Sistermann won the German U20 Championships pole vault title with a clearance of 4.20 metres in Ulm. ^[6] Sistermann won the silver medal behind Hana Moll at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, in August 2022, clearing 4.30 metres for an outdoor lifetime best to finish ahead of compatriot Janna Sophie Ohrt in the medal positions. ^{[7] [8]}

After overcoming foot surgery, in July 2023, Sistermann cleared a personal best 4.31 metres to place second at the senior German Athletics Championships in Düsseldorf as a 19 year-old. ^[9] That year, she moved from Gräfelfing to the United States to compete at Virginia Tech University under coach Bob Phillips, as part of a training group that included Olympian Bridget Williams, although a knee injury suffered in early 2024 initially restricted her ability to compete, she was able to comeback to make the final of the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024. ^{[10] [11]}

In February 2025, Sistermann clesred 4.35 metres for the first time at the Virginia Tech Challenge in Blacksburg, Virginia. ^[12] After winning the German U23 title in Ulm, ^[13] Sisteremann equalled her personal best of 4.35 metres to win the bronze medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, finishing behind Czech athlete Viktorie Ondrová and Rugilė Miklyčiūtė of Lithuania. ^[14]

References

1. "Chiara Sistermann". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
2. "Chiara's soaring success". ovb-heimatzeitungen.de. August 1, 2023. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
3. "Chiara Sistermann and Julia Rath book U20 European Championship tickets in Mannheim". blv-sport. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
4. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
5. "Chiara Sistermann and Janne Ohrt secure a double medal for Germany". Leichtatgletik.de. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
6. "Chiara Sistermann swings the highest". leichtathletik.de. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
7. "Facing the world's best, Capital High School pole vaulter Hana Moll comes out on top". thenewstribune. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 23 Jan 2026.
8. "Moll wins pole vault gold on busy fourth morning in Cali". World Athletics. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
9. Schmitz, Nico-Marius (July 31, 2023). "Gräfelfing high jump prodigy Chiara Sistermann: "I still need to understand that I'm among the top jumpers in the world."". Tz.de. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
10. Schmitz, Nico-Marius (February 26, 2025). "From Gräfelfing to US college: This is how high jumper Sistermann (20) trains at Virginia Tech". Merkur.de.
11. "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
12. "Virginia Tech Challenge". World Athletics. 21 Feb 2025. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
13. "German U23 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 24 Jan 2026.
14. Steven, Mills (20 Jul 2025). "Ondrova shatters pole vault lifetime best for surprise gold in Bergen". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.