Karen Forkel

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Karen Forkel
Personal information
NationalityFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born24 September 1970 (1970-09-24) (age 54)
Wolfen, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Athletics
Event Javelin throw
Club SV Halle
Achievements and titles
Personal best71.20 (1991)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Split Javelin
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Javelin
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Stuttgart Javelin
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Helsinki Javelin

Karen Forkel (born 24 September 1970 in Wolfen) is a German track and field athlete and an Olympic medal winner. In the 1990s she was among the world's best javelin throwers. Her biggest success came in the 1992 Summer Olympics when she took the bronze medal with a throw of 66.86 meters. [1]

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Her personal best throw with the new-type-javelin was 65.17 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt. [2] This ranks her fifth among German javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll, Steffi Nerius, Tanja Damaske and Linda Stahl. [2] With the old javelin type she threw 70.20 metres in May 1991 in Halle. This ranks her fifth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk and Beate Koch. [3]

Forkel represented SC Chemie Halle, which after the German reunification was renamed SV Halle. During her career she was 1.72 meters tall and weighed 63 kilograms.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom3rd57.00 m
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada1st 61.44 m
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 1st70.12 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia2nd 67.56 m
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan12th57.90 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain3rd66.86 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany2nd65.80 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland2nd 66.10 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden6th64.18 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States6th64.18 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece14th60.70 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain12th54.65 m

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Forkel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Alltime toplist javelin throw". IAAF. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics](PDF). leichtathletik.de. Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. 1 September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2010.