Malte Mohr
 Mohr in Munich in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 24, 1986 Bochum, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TV Wattenscheid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Chauncey Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 5.91 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Malte Mohr (born 24 July 1986) is a German
2009 World Athletics Championships, Mohr finished in 14th place with a vault of 5.50 metres. At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Mohr was runner-up behind Steve Hooker with a vault of 5.70 metres.[1]
Career
He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships, but two years later he reached the podium at the 2011 European Indoors with a clearance of 5.71 m for the bronze medal. He reached 5.85 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, which brought him fifth place. He placed one position higher than that at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[2]
After winning at the 2012 German Athletics Championships, he improved his personal best to 5.91 m at a meeting in Ingolstadt in June 2012.[3] Mohr was nominated to participate in the men's pole vault at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished in 9th place with a vault of 5.50 m.[4][5]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy
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10th (q) | 5.65 m |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany
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14th | 5.50 m | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar
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2nd | 5.70 m |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain
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17th (q) | 5.50 m | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France
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3rd | 5.71 m |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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5th | 5.85 m | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey
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4th | 5.75 m |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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4th | 5.77 m | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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9th | 5.50 m | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | 5.76 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia
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5th | 5.82 m | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland
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2nd | 5.80 m |
Personal bests
- As of 12 March 2016
| Height | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 5.91 | 22 June 2012 | Ingolstadt | Outdoor |
| 5.90 | 1 March 2014 | Berlin | Indoor |
See also
References
- ^ Hooker wins world indoor pole vault. AFP (2010-03-13). Retrieved on 2010-03-13.
- ^ Mohr Malte. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-24.
- ^ Pole vaulter Mohr warms up for Helsinki with world-leading 5.91m Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2012-06-24). Retrieved on 2012-06-24.
- ^ "Malte Mohr - Athletics - Olympic Athlete". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malte Mohr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
External links
- Malte Mohr at World Athletics
- Malte Mohr at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Malte Mohr at Olympics.com
