Katharina Molitor (born 8 November 1983) is a German sportswoman who competes as a
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...
er and
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
player. As a javelin thrower, she is a World Champion, having won gold in 2015, and her personal best throw is 67.69
m. As a volleyball player, she represents Bayer Leverkusen in the ''Erste Volleyball-Bundesliga'', the highest tier of German volleyball.
She is a two-time Olympian, having competed in the javelin throw for Germany at the
2008
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and
2012 Summer Olympics. She
finished eighth in 2008, and
improved to sixth in 2012.
She won gold at the
2010 German Championships and has since competed in every European and World Championships. Her best result is
first place at the
2015 World Championships.
Competition record
References
External links
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Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband
The German Athletics Association (German: ''Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband'', DLV) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Germany.
Since 2010, Germany's kits are supplied by Nike.
See also
*German Athletics Championships
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1983 births
Living people
People from Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Sportspeople from Cologne (region)
German female javelin throwers
German women's volleyball players
German national athletics champions
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Germany
World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
World Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Championships winners
20th-century German women
21st-century German women
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