Claudine Vita

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Claudine Vita
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Vita in 2015
Personal information
Born (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 27)
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany [1]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus throw, shot put
ClubSC Neubrandenburg
Coached byDieter Kollark
Franka Dietzsch
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Munich Discus throw

Claudine Vita (born 19 September 1996 in Frankfurt an der Oder) is a German athlete competing in the discus throw and shot put. [2] She won a gold medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships.

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Personal life

Vita was born in Germany to Angolan parents. [3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 2ndDiscus throw52.59 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 5thDiscus throw 55.58 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 2ndShot put17.13 m
1stDiscus throw57.47 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 5thShot put 18.09 m
European Throwing Cup (U23) Las Palmas, Spain 1stDiscus throw58.76 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5thShot put 17.33 m
1stDiscus throw 61.79 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4thDiscus throw 61.25 m
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 2ndDiscus throw 61.52 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 9thDiscus throw 60.77 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 9thDiscus throw 61.80 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 5thDiscus throw 64.24 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 3rdDiscus throw 65.20 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 10thDiscus throw 63.19 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 5thDiscus throw 62.65 m
Olympic Games Paris, France6thDiscus throw 63.62 m

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

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References

  1. "Interview with Daria Zabawska" (in Polish). Wywiady24. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. Claudine Vita at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Claudine Vita: "In die Fußstapfen von Shanice Craft treten"". 21 March 2018.
  4. "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.