Claudine Vita
German athletics competitor
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Claudine Vita (born 19 September 1996 in Frankfurt an der Oder) is a German athlete competing in the discus throw and shot put. She competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, as well as multiple other major championships. She was a bronze medalist at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, and a gold medalist at the 2017 European U23 Championships and 2015 European Junior Championships.[2]
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| Born | 19 September 1996 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw, shot put | ||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Neubrandenburg | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dieter Kollark Franka Dietzsch | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
She won a silver medal at the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine.[3] She won a gold medal in the discus throw at the 2015 European Junior Championships in Eskilstuna, Sweden.[4] She won a gold medal in the discus throw at the 2017 European U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[5] She was a silver medalist at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples.[6] She won gold competing for Germany at the 2019 European Athletics Team Championships in Poland.[7]
She competed at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan held in 2021, where she qualified for the final and placed ninth overall.[8]
She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she successfully reached the final and placed fifth overall with a best throw of 65.24 metres.[9]
She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where she qualified for the final and placed third overall with a best throw of 65.20 metres to win the bronze medal.[10]
She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, placing tenth in the final with a throw of 63.19 metres, having thrown 64.51 metres in the qualifying round.[11]
She placed fifth in the final at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.[12] She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, where she placed sixth in the final with a best throw of 63.62 metres.[13]
Personal life
Vita was born in Germany to Angolan parents.[14]
International competitions
Personal bests
Outdoor
- Shot put – 17.90 (Neubrandenburg 2016)
- Discus throw – 65.20 (Munich 2022)
Indoor
- Shot put – 18.09 (Belgrade 2017)
