| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 4 January 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Hammer: 76.11m (Halle, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Merlin Hummel (born 4 January 2002) is a German hammer thrower. [1]
He was a 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships silver medallist in Tallinn in 2021. [2] He won the senior German Athletics Championships in 2022. [3]
He was a 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships silver medallist in Espoo in 2023. [4] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest but suffered a slipped disk to his back. [5]
He set a new personal best of 76.11 metres in Halle in 2024. He then threw 77.65m in Langenbrand in May 2024. [6]
He threw 79.25 metres to set a European U23 lead at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, where he finished fourth overall. [7]
Kadriorg Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. Opened in 1926, it is one of the oldest stadiums in Estonia. It is currently used mostly for track and field competitions, but also serves as a home ground for JK Tallinna Kalev. The stadium holds 5,000. Kadriorg Stadium is located about 2 km east of the city centre in the subdistrict of Kadriorg near Kadriorg Palace. The address of the stadium is Roheline aas 24, 10150 Tallinn.
Robert Harting is a retired German discus thrower. He represents the sports club SCC Berlin, his coach is Torsten Schmidt. He is a former Olympic, World, and European champion in the men's discus throw. His younger brother Christoph is the event's 2016 Olympic champion.
Anita Włodarczyk is a Polish hammer thrower. She is the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic champion, and the first woman in history to throw the hammer over 80 m; she currently holds the women's world record of 82.98 m. She is considered the greatest women's hammer thrower of all time.
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