Sofia Schulte

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Sofia Schulte (born 8 April 1976) is a retired German long jumper and triple jumper.

She was born in Neuhamm and represented the clubs LAG Siegen, [1] TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken.

She finished eighth at the 1995 European Junior Championships, [2] won the bronze medal at the 1997 European U23 Championships, [3] finished twelfth at the 1999 Summer Universiade,[ citation needed ] and eighth at the 2002 European Championships. [4] At the 2002 IAAF World Cup she finished seventh in long jump and eighth in the triple jump. [5] She also competed at the 1998 European Championships, [6] the 2000 European Indoor Championships [7] and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final. [1]

Schulte won bronze medals at the German long jump championships in 1998, 2000 and 2002. [8] Indoors she won bronze medals in both long and triple jump, as well as a silver medal in 2000. [9] [10]

She has a personal best of 6.72 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Siegen. Her personal best in the triple jump was 13.37 metres, achieved in August 2002 in Sondershausen. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sofia Schulte". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas. "European Junior Championships 1995". World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "European Under 23 Championships and Cup". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Women Long Jump Athletics XVIII European Championships 2002 Munchen (GER)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 Sofia Schulte at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ "Women Long Jump European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Weitsprung - Qualifikation - Frauen (26.02.2000)". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Weitsprung - Damen)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Deutsche Hallen - Leichtathletik - Meisterschaften (Weitsprung - Damen)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Deutsche Hallen - Leichtathletik - Meisterschaften (Dreisprung - Damen)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 3 June 2014.


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