Martina Strutz

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Martina Strutz
Personal information
Full nameMartina Strutz
NationalityGerman
Born (1981-11-04) 4 November 1981 (age 42)
Schwerin, East Germany
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
EventPole vault
Medal record
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Daegu Pole vault
European Championships
Silver medal – second place
2012 Helsinki
Pole vault

Martina Strutz (born 4 November 1981 in Schwerin) is a German pole vaulter.

Biography

She finished fifth in women pole Vault at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] She finished fifth at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Santiago, fifth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg and fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup in Athens. Her personal best is 4.80 metres, achieved in August 2011 in Daegu.[2]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Germany
2000 World Junior Championships
Santiago, Chile
5th 4.00 m
2001 European U23 Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
4th 4.30 m
2003 European U23 Championships
Bydgoszcz, Poland
9th 3.80 m
2005 European Indoor Championships
Madrid, Spain
12th (q) 4.30 m
2006 World Indoor Championships
Moscow, Russia
9th (q) 4.45 m
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
5th 4.50 m
2011 World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
2nd 4.80 m
2012 European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
2nd 4.60 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 5th 4.55 m
2015 European Indoor Championships
Prague, Czech Republic
11th (q) 4.45 m
World Championships
Beijing, China
8th 4.60 m
2016 European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
10th 4.45 m
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9th 4.60 m

Personal life

In 2015, Strutz married her partner Steffi.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's Pole Vault - Olympic Athletics | London 2012". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  2. ^ Joanna Impey (AFP, AP) (30 August 2011). "Harting wins discus gold for Germany". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  3. ^ Sportschau: Porträt Martina Strutz

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