Sören Klose (born 14 June 2002) is German hammer thrower. He became German national champion in 2023.[1]
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Hammer: 77.49m (2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe was a bronze medalist at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland in the hammer throw.[2]
He became German senior champion for the first time in July 2023.[3] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the hammer throw.[4]
He set a new personal best, throwing over 77 metres for the first time, at the International Sparkasse Hammer Throw Meeting in Fränkisch-Crumbach in May 2024.[5] He competed in the 2024 European Championships in Rome in the hammer throw.[6] He retained his German national title in June 2024.[7] He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]
Personal life
editHe is from near Porta Westfalica in the district of Minden-Lübbecke, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is from a family of hammer throwers. His father Holger Klose took part in World and European championships in the 1990s and 2000s and his mother Kirsten Münchow won bronze at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Sören Klose". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "German Championships". World Athletics. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's hammer throw". World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Erster Wurf über 77 Meter: Sören Klose weiter im Aufwind". Leichtathletik. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Men Hammer Throw Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Klose and the big hit". faz.net. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Jubel nach engem Finish - Farken erreicht 1500-m-Halbfinale". sportchau.de. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Sören Klose from Porta Westfalica and Kristin Pudenz from Löhne start today at Olympia". Radiowestfalica.de. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
[[Category:Athletes from North Rhine