Sara Mabel Gambetta (born 18 February 1993 in
Lauterbach, Hesse
Lauterbach () is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis district of the federal state of Hesse in central Germany. In 1983, the town hosted the 23rd ''Hessentag'' state festival.
History
Lauterbach was founded between 400 and 800 AD. In 812 the town was m ...
) is a German
shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...
ter and former
heptathlete.
As a heptathlete, she won the silver medal at the
2010 World Junior Championships and at the
2011 European Junior Championships. She then switched to shot put, finishing eighth at the
2013 European U23 Championships and winning the bronze medal at the
2015 European U23 Championships.
As a senior, she finished seventh at the
2016 European Championships.
She competed in women's shot put at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
where she finished 20th in qualification and did not advance.
Her personal best is 17.95 metres, achieved at the 2016 European Championships in
Amsterdam. Her personal best in the heptathlon was 6108 points, achieved at the 2011 European Junior Championships in
Tallinn.
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She represents the club ]SC DHfK Leipzig
SC DHfK Leipzig e. V. ''(Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig e. V.)'' is a sports club in Leipzig, Germany. Until the closure of the sports university DHfK, the club was part of the DHfK. Established was the club in 1954 as ...
.[
]
References
1993 births
Living people
German female shot putters
German heptathletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Germany
People from Lauterbach, Hesse
Sportspeople from Giessen (region)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
20th-century German women
21st-century German women
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