Kristin Pudenz

Kristin Pudenz

Pudenz in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 32) Herford, Germany
Education	Fachhochschule Potsdam
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Club	SC Potsdam
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Germany Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Discus throw European Games 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Discus throw European Championships 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]

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing   Germany
2009	European Youth Olympic Festival	Tampere, Finland	3rd	44.71 m
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	4th	55.31 m
2015	European Cup Winter Throwing (U23)	Leiria, Portugal	1st	56.62 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, France	10th	60.38 m
2025	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	13th (q)	62.02 m

References

1. "Kristin Pudenz". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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.