Marius Karges
German athlete
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Marius Karges (born 14 January 2003) is a German discus thrower. In 2022, he became World under-20 Champion in the discus throw.[1]
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Discus: 63.74 (Halle, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Karges was born in Bad Wildungen, in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of Hesse, Germany. He attended the Carl von Weinberg School in Frankfurt and is a member of Eitracht Frankfurt athletics club.[2]
Career
In August 2022, he was a gold medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, finishing ahead of compatriot Miká Sosna, winning gold with a throw of 65.55 metres.[3]
He came third at the German Winter Throwing Championships in 2023, with a personal best throw with the 2 kilogram men’s discus of 62.43 meters. Shortly afterwards, he was selected for his senior international debut, representing Germany at the European Throwing Cup in Portugal.[4] He finished seventh in Portugal with a throw of 60.94 metres.[5]
In May 2023, he threw a new personal best of 63.74 metres in Halle.[6] In July 2023, he was a silver medalist at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, finishing behind Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna.[7]
He threw a personal best 64.11 metres for the two-kilogram men's discus whilst competing in Neubrandenburg in May 2024 during a run of consistency that saw him not drop below 60 metres in a competition for the first part of the year, although ultimately he fell short of the European Championships standard of 65.20 metres.[8] He finished runner-up at the German U23 Championships in Monchengladbach in July 2024 with a throw of 63.51 metres.[9]
He won the bronze medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, part of a German 1-2-3 in the event, behind compatriots Mika Sosna and event winner Steven Richter.[10][11]
In February 2026, he threw 60.43 metres to finish runner-up to Steven Richter at the German Throwing Championships.[12]