Marius Karges

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Marius Karges
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Discus: 63.74 (Halle, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg Germany
World U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cali Discus
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Espoo Discus
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Bergen Discus

Marius Karges (born 14 January 2003) is a German discus thrower. In 2022, he became World under-20 Champion in the discus throw. [1]

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Early life

Karges was born in Bad Wildungen, in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of Hesse, Germany. He attended the Carl von Weinberg School in Frankfurt and is a member of Eitracht Frankfurt athletics club. [2]

Career

In August 2022, he was a gold medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, finishing ahead of compatriot Miká Sosna, winning gold with a throw of 65.55 metres. [3]

He came third at the German Winter Throwing Championships in 2023, with a personal best throw with the 2 kilogram men’s discus 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, Finland, finishing behind Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna. [7]

He threw a personal best 64.11 metres for the two-kilogram men's discus whilst competing in Neubrandenburg in May 2024 during a run of consistency that saw him not drop below 60 metres in a competition for the first part of the year, although ultimately he fell short of the European Championships standard of 65.20 metres. [8] He finished runner-up at the German U23 Championships in Monchengladbach in July 2024 with a throw of 63.51 metres. [9]

He won the bronze medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, part of a German 1-2-3 in the event, behind compatriots Mika Sosna and event winner Steven Richter. [10] [11]

References

  1. "Marius Karges". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. "Marius Karges is "Elite Student of the Year"". rheinmainverlag.de. July 11, 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. "Super Cali goes ballistic, athletes are precocious". World Athletics. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. "World champion meets world champion: Marius Karges starts at the European Cup". hna.de. March 10, 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. "European Throwing Cup". World Athletics. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. "Discus thrower Marius Karges throws a record at the start of the season". hna.de. May 22, 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. "Eintracht-Werfer Klose & Karges holen in Espoo 25 Prozent der DLV-Medaillen". hlv.de. 21 July 2023.
  8. Menkel, Gerhard (5 June 2024). "Discus thrower Marius Karges already has new goals in mind". hna.de.
  9. "German U23 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  10. "German throwers in commanding form on opening morning session in Bergen". European Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  11. "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.