Kristin Pudenz

Last updated
Kristin Pudenz
20150725 1517 DM Leichtathletik Frauen Diskuswurf 9282.jpg
Kristin Pudenz in 2015
Personal information
Born (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 32)
Herford, Germany
Education Fachhochschule Potsdam
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Discus throw
ClubSC Potsdam
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Discus throw
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Discus throw
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Munich Discus throw

Kristin Pudenz (born 9 February 1993) is a German athlete specialising in the discus throw. She won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games, and has competed at multiple other major championships including the 2024 Olympic Games. She was also a silver medalist at the 2022 European Athletics Championships. [1]

Contents

Career

She is a member of Sport Club Potsdam, [2] and attended the University of Potsdam. She won the gold medal in the discus throw at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, having also previously won a bronze medal at the 2015 European U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. [3] [4]

She competed in the discus throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, placing eleventh in the final. [5]

Pudenz won the silver medal at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan held in 2021 with a personal best throw of 66.86 metres. [6]

She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she successfully reached the final and placed eleventh overall. [7] She also won the silver medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where she set a personal best of 67.87 metres. [8]

She won the gold medal whilst competing for Germany at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, Poland. [9] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, placing sixth overall with a throw of 65.96 metres. [10]

In June 2024, she won the German Athletics Championships wonen’s discus throw competition for the sixth consecutive year. [2] She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, where she qualified for the final and placed tenth overall with a best throw of 60.38 metres. [11]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2009 European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 3rd44.71 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 4th 55.31 m
2015 European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) Leiria, Portugal 1st56.62 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 3rd 59.94 m
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 1st 59.09 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 11th 57.69 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd 66.86 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 11th 59.97 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd 67.87 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 65.96 m
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France10th 60.38 m

References

  1. "Kristin Pudenz". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Pudenz is German Champion for the sixth time in a row!". sc-potsdam.de. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. "Halftime at the 29th Universiade in Taipei". mv-sport. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. "Tallinn European U23 Championships". World Athletics. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. "World Championships". World Athletics. 27 Sep 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. "Olympic Games". World Athletics. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  7. "World Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  8. "European Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  9. "European Team Championships". World Athletics. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  10. "World Championships". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  11. "The XXXIII Olympic Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.