Christoph Harting

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Christoph Harting
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Harting in 2015
Personal information
Born (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34)
Cottbus, East Germany
Height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Athletics
Event Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best68.37 m (2016)
Medal record
Olympic Games
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Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw
Updated on 13 August 2016

Christoph Harting (born 10 April 1990) is a German athlete specialising in the discus throw. [1] He won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He competed at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships, reaching the final on the second occasion.

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He is the younger brother of multiple-time world champion and fellow Olympic gold medalist Robert Harting. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic5th 58.65 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia13th (q) 62.28 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China8th 63.94 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands4th 65.13 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1st 68.37 m PB
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany– NM
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar14th (q) 63.08 m

References

  1. ↑ Christoph Harting at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Rio 2016: Christoph Harting follows in his brother's footsteps with discus gold". Deutsche Welle. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.


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