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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Discus: 63.74 (Halle, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Marius Karges (born 14 January 2003) is a German discus thrower. In 2022, he became World under-20 Champion in the discus throw. [1]
Karges was born in Bad Wildungen. He attended the Carl von Weinberg School in Frankfurt and is a member of Eitracht Frankfurt athletics club. [2]
In August 2022, he was a gold medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, finishing ahead of compatriot Miká Sosna. [3]
He came third at the German Winter Throwing Championships in 2023, with a personal best throw of 62.43 meters. Shortly afterwards, he was selected for his senior international debut, representing Germany at the European Throwing Cup in Portugal. [4] He finished seventh in Portugal with a throw of 60.94 metres. [5]
In May 2023, he threw a new personal best of 63.74 metres in Halle. [6] In July 2023, he was a silver medalist at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, finishing behind Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna. [7]
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World U20 Champions in men's discus throw | |
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