Claudia Marx
Encyclopedia
Claudia Marx, born September 16, 1978, in Berlin
, is a German
sprint athlete. She runs in the 400 metres
and the 400 metres hurdles
(which she started in 2005). She also competes in the German team in the 4 by 400 metres relay. She won the 400 metres at the national championships in 2003 in the and National Indoor Championships in 2005. She is 1.72 metres tall and weighs 59 kg. She currently studies sport sciences at the Humboldt university in Berlin.
2005
2002
2001
1997
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
sprint athlete. She runs in the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
and the 400 metres hurdles
Hurdling
Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...
(which she started in 2005). She also competes in the German team in the 4 by 400 metres relay. She won the 400 metres at the national championships in 2003 in the and National Indoor Championships in 2005. She is 1.72 metres tall and weighs 59 kg. She currently studies sport sciences at the Humboldt university in Berlin.
Best performances
2006- 2006 European Athletics Championships (Gothenburg)
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- (400m Hurdles), 4th place (54.99)
2005
- 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics2005 World Championships in AthleticsThe 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
(Helsinki)
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- (400m Hurdles), Semi Final, 5th Place (55.64)
- SPAR European Cup (Firenze)
- (400m Hurdles), Bronze Medal (55.73)
- (400m Hurdles), Semi Final, 5th Place (55.64)
2002
- 27th European Indoor Championships (Vienna)
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- (400m), Silver Medal (52.15)
2001
- 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics2001 World Championships in AthleticsThe 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...
(Edmonton, Canada)
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- (4 by 400m Relay), Silver Medal (With Florence Ekpo-UmohFlorence Ekpo-UmohFlorence Ekpo-Umoh is a Nigerian-German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She last competed for her birth country Nigeria at the 1994 World Junior Championships. She defected to Germany in 1995 during a training camp there, married her German trainer in 1998 and received German...
, Shanta GhoshShanta GhoshShanta Ghosh is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She lives in Germany with her close friend Dirk Strutsky.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.46 s...
and Grit BreuerGrit BreuerGrit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events....
) (3.21.97).
- (4 by 400m Relay), Silver Medal (With Florence Ekpo-Umoh
1997
- World Junior Championship
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- {4 by 400m Relay), Bronze Medal
Personal bests
- 400 metres: 51.41 seconds at StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
on June 30, 2001. - 400 metres hurdles: 54.80 seconds at GothenburgGothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
on August 9, 2006.