Helena Kopp
German shot putter
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Helena Kopp (born 22 June 2004) is a German shot putter. She won the gold medal in the under-23 competition at the 2026 European Throwing Cup, and won the bronze medal at the 2025 European U23 Championships.[1]
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 June 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Shot put: 16.90 m (Bergen, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
From Wiehl, in the Oberbergischer Kreis, Kopp initially competed as a multi-event athlete. Formerly a member of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Kopp finished sixth in the shot put at the U16 German Championships in Bremen in 2019.[2][3][4] Kopp later became a member of LG Stadtwerke München in Bavaria.[5]
Kopp won a bronze medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in the shot put, as part of a German 1-2-3 in the event, landing a personal best throw of 16.90m to finish behind Nina Chioma Ndubuisi and Jolina Lange.[6][7]
In February 2026, Kopp placed fourth at the senior German Indoor Championships with a throw of 16.69 metres.[8][9] Kopp won the U23 shot put title with 16.29 metres at the 2026 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 15 March 2026.[10]