![]() Kristin Pudenz in 2015 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Herford, Germany | 9 February 1993
Education | Fachhochschule Potsdam |
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
Club | SC Potsdam |
Medal record |
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]
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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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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 |