Carolin Nytra
German hurdler
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Carolin Nytra (born 26 February 1985 in Hamburg), also known as Carolin Dietrich, is a German athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. With a personal best time of 12.57 seconds, she became the seventh fastest German ever over this distance at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne on 8 July 2010.[1]
GermanyNytra in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 1985 Hamburg, West Germany |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 100 metres hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
Regional finals | 3rd at the 2010 European Athletics Championships |
National finals | 1st at the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 German Athletics Championships |
| Personal bests |
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Career
Nytra represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics[2] and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics,[3] at both events being eliminated at the semi-final stage. However, she did win a silver medal at the 2010 European Team Championships in Bergen, Norway, with a time of 12.81 seconds.[4] She subsequently came first in the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris.
Nytra won the German Athletics Championships for four consecutive years, from 2007 until 2010,[5][6] and then again in 2012. In 2012, she again competed in the Olympics.
