Kai Karsten (born 22 June 1968) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Kai Karsten
Personal information
Born (1968-06-22) 22 June 1968 (age 55)
Braunschweig, West Germany[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubLG Braunschweig
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 400 m: 45.95 (1995)

Karsten competed for the club Eintracht Braunschweig,[2] which in athletics enters a joint team with other Braunschweig-based clubs under the name of LG Braunschweig. In 1994, he won the national championship in the 400 metres.[3]

Karsten represented Germany in the 4 × 400 metres relay events at the 1994 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki,[4] the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kai Karsten". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ "Einträchtler bei Deutschen Meisterschaften" (in German). eintracht.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ^ "German Championships". gbrathletics. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Überall Feindesland" (in German). Der Spiegel. 17 October 1994. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

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