Lena Urbaniak (born 31 October 1992 in Schwäbisch Gmünd)[3] is a German athlete specialising in the shot put.[4] She won the gold medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.
 Urbaniak in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 October 1992 Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany |
| Education | Hochschule Ansbach[1] Ansbach University of Applied Sciences[2] |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Shot put |
| Club | LG Filstal |
| Coached by | Peter Salzer |
Her personal bests in the event are 18.02 metres outdoors (Kassel 2016) and 18.32 metres indoors (Karlsruhe 2016).
In her youth, she also competed in gymnastics, handball and karate.[3]
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany | |||||
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 1st | Shot put | 15.28 m |
| 6th | Discus throw | 48.56 m | |||
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 10th | Shot put | 15.09 m |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | Shot put | 16.31 m |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | Shot put | 16.98 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 8th | Shot put | 17.77 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 11th (q) | Shot put | 16.49 m |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | Shot put | 18.00 m | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 7th | Shot put | 17.91 m |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 13th (q) | Shot put | 16.83 m | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 30th (q) | Shot put | 16.62 m | |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 7th | Shot put | 16.72 m |
References
edit- ↑ "2015 WSG profile". gwangju2015.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "2017 WSG profile". data.2017.gov.taipei.
- 1 2 "Lena Urbaniak" (PDF). lauf-und-sprungmeeting.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Lena Urbaniak at World Athletics
External links
edit- Lena Urbaniak at Diamond League
- Lena Urbaniak at European Athletics
- Lena Urbaniak at Olympics.com
- Lena Urbaniak at Olympedia
- Lena Urbaniak at InterSportStats
- Lena Urbaniak at Team Deutschland (in German)
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