Kristin Gierisch

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Kristin Gierisch
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Personal information
Born (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 (age 33)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
SportAthletics
EventWomen's Triple Jump
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Portland Triple jump
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Berlin Triple Jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Belgrade Triple Jump

Kristin Gierisch (born 20 August 1990 in Zwickau) is a German athlete specialising in the triple jump. [1] She won the silver medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships, 2018 European Championships and gold at the 2017 European Indoor Championships . She also finished fourth at the 2015 European Indoor Championships and ninth at the 2014 European Championships.

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Her personal bests in the event are 14.45 metres outdoors (-0,5 m/s; Berlin 2018) and 14.46 metres indoors (Prague 2015).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 6thTriple jump12.70 m
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 5thTriple jump13.42 m (w)
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 10th (q)Triple jump 13.23 m 1
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 17th (q)Triple jump 13.67 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 9thTriple jump 13.76 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 4thTriple jump 14.46 m
World Championships Beijing, China 8thTriple jump 14.25 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 2ndTriple jump 14.30 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 8thTriple jump 14.03 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11thTriple jump 13.96 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1stTriple jump 14.37 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 5thTriple jump 14.33 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2ndTriple jump 14.45 m, PB
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 29th (q)Triple jump 13.02 m
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 16th (q)Triple jump 13.59 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 10thTriple jump 13.74 m

1Did not start in the final.

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