Denise Hinrichs

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Denise Hinrichs
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Hinrichs in 2015
Personal information
Born7 June 1987 (1987-06-07) (age 35)
Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Turin Shot put

Denise Hinrichs (born 7 June 1987 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a German shot putter. Her personal best is 19.07 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. [1] She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 4thShot put15.08 m
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 1stShot put17.55 m
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 2ndShot put 17.35 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 2ndShot put 17.56 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 9th (q)Shot put 18.25 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 16th (q)Shot put 18.36 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Torino, Italy 2ndShot put 19.63 m
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 1stShot put 19.18 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 11thShot put 18.39 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 8thShot put 18.48 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 6thShot put 17.35 m

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References

  1. "Denise Hinrichs". worldathletics.org. World Athletics.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Hinrichs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.