Christin Hussong

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Christin Hussong
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Hussong at the 2015 German Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-03-17) 17 March 1994 (age 30)
Zweibrücken, Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Track and field
Event Javelin throw
ClubTV Thaleischweiler (until 2012)
LAZ Zweibrücken (2012–)
Coached byUdo Hussong
Achievements and titles
Personal best69.19 m (2021)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Berlin Javelin throw
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Tallinn Javelin throw
European Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Rieti Javelin throw
World Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Lille Javelin throw
Representing Flag of Europe.svg Europe
Continental Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Ostrava Javelin throw
Updated on 9 September 2018

Christin Hussong (born 17 March 1994) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She has won gold at the 2011 World Youth Championships, 2015 European U23 Championships and at the 2018 European Championships. Hussong holds the European Championships record with her personal best throw of 69.19 m.

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She is a member of LAZ Zweibrücken's track and field squad and is coached by her father, Udo Hussong. [1] [2]

Career

2010–2015

Hussong represented Germany in the girls' javelin throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, placing fourth with a throw of 49.89 m. Her season best that year, 55.35 m, ranked her third in the world among youth athletes. [3] [4]

Hussong improved her personal best to 59.74 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships, winning gold by more than five metres and setting a new championship record; the International Association of Athletics Federations named her Rising Star of the Year in women's athletics. [4] [5] 59.74 m remained Hussong's personal best until 2014; at the 2012 World Junior Championships she threw 53.20 m in her best effort and placed seventh, while at the 2013 European Junior Championships she threw 57.90 m and won silver, one centimetre behind gold medalist Sofi Flink of Sweden. [3] [6]

In 2014, Hussong broke 60 metres for the first time, winning with a throw of 60.26 m at the German U23 Championships on 15 June. A month later, she threw 63.34 m at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern meeting, setting a German U23 record and meeting the qualifying standard for the European Championships. [3] [7] At the 2014 European Championships she threw 61.13 m in the qualification round and 59.29 m in the final, placing seventh. [3]

In March 2015, she won gold with a throw of 60.81 m at the 2015 European U23 Throwing Cup. In July, she won gold at the 2015 European U23 Championships with a 65.60 m throw, seven metres ahead of second place. This 65.60 m throw broke both her own German U23 record and Madara Palameika's championship record and moved Hussong to second (behind Mariya Abakumova) on the European U23 all-time list. [8] [9] [10] She then competed at the 2015 World Championships in August. She placed first in the qualification round with a personal best throw of 65.92 m and finished sixth in the final with a 62.98 m effort.

2016–present

In March 2016, she competed at the 2016 European Throwing Cup, where she won gold with a 61.80 m throw. In June, she set a new personal best of 66.41 m at the 2016 German Athletics Championships, winning the competition in the process. The next month, she competed at the 2016 European Championships, where she placed seventeenth with a 57.17 m throw in the qualification round and did not make it to the final. In August, Hussong represented her homeland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She advanced through the qualification round with a throw of 62.17 m and placed twelfth in the final with a 57.70 m throw.

In March 2017, she competed at the 2017 European Throwing Cup, where she won bronze with a 59.00 m throw. In July, she placed first at the 2017 Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern with a seasonal best throw of 64.18 m. [11] In August, she participated in the 2017 World Championships. She placed seventeenth in the qualification round with a throw of 60.86 m and did not make it through to the final. [12] Later that month, she competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade. She topped the qualification round with a 60.18 m throw then finished fifth in the final with a 60.59 m effort.

In July 2018, Hussong won gold at the German Athletics Championships for a second time, with a throw of 63.54 m. [13] In August, she won gold at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. She won the qualifying round with a personal best throw of 67.29 m, and in the final set another personal best—and championship record—throw of 67.90 m, over six metres further than silver medallist Nikola Ogrodníková. [14] [15] She won silver at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup in September. [16]

Hussong opened her 2019 season by winning a silver medal at the 2019 European Throwing Cup in March with a throw of 65.47 m, thus surpassing the World Championships qualifying standard of 61.50 m. [17] At the 2019 World Athletics Championships from 30 September to 1 October, Hussong placed fourth in the final, throwing 65.21 m. [18]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 1st59.74 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th 53.20 m
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 2nd57.90 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 7th 59.29 m
2015 European U23 Throwing Cup Leiria, Portugal 1st60.91 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st65.60 m
World Championships Beijing, China 6th 62.98 m
2016 European Throwing Cup Arad, Romania 1st61.80 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 17th (q) 57.17 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th 57.70 m
2017 European Throwing Cup Las Palmas, Spain 3rd59.00 m
World Championships London, England 17th (q) 60.86 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 5th 60.59 m
2018 European Throwing Cup Leiria, Portugal 2nd60.02 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 67.90 m, CR
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd62.96 m
2019 European Throwing Cup Šamorín, Slovakia2nd65.47 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 65.21 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 9th 59.94 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 4th 61.92 m

Seasonal bests by year

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References

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  2. ↑ Kissel, Svenja (18 July 2013). "LAZ-Speerwerferin Christin Hussong startet bei der U20-EM in Rieti" (in German). Pfälzischer Merkur. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Christin Hussong at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  4. 1 2 "Girls' Javelin Throw Final - Another World Youth lead for Hussong". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bolt and Pearson are World Athletes of the Year – 2011 World Athletics Gala". IAAF. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Championship record for Chalyy as Britain top Rieti medal table". European Athletics. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Christin Hussong stößt in Europas Spitze vor" (in German). leichtathletik.de. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kaya and Haase do the double at Euro U23 Champs". European Athletics. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Neumann, Martin (11 July 2015). "Gold und U23-Rekord: Christin Hussong wirft 65,60 Meter" (in German). leichtathletik.de. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Neumann, Martin (13 July 2015). "DLV-Team beeindruckt als beste Nation in Tallinn" (in German). leichtathletik.de. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern 2017". laz.de.
  12. ↑ "Javelin Throw Women − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
  13. ↑ Christin Hussong holt Meistertitel im Speerwerfen Die Rheinpfalz
  14. ↑ Javelin Throw Women European Athletic Association
  15. ↑ Germany's Christin Hussong sets javelin record at European Championships Deutsche Welle
  16. ↑ Report: women's javelin - IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018 IAAF
  17. ↑ Winterwurf-Europacup - Christin Hussong eröffnet die Saison mit WM-Norm Focus
  18. ↑ Report: women's javelin - IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 IAAF
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