Claudia Salman-Rath[1] (née Rath; born 25 April 1986, in Hadamar[2]) is a German athlete who specialises in the heptathlon.

Claudia Salman-Rath
Salman-Rath at the 2017 World Championships in London
Personal information
Birth nameClaudia Rath
Born (1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 38)
Hadamar, West Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
Achievements and titles
Regional finals7th at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
Personal bests
  • 200 m: 23.77 (05/2014)
  • 800 m: 2:06.43 (08/2013)
  • 100 m hurdles: 13.46 (06/2013)
  • 400 m hurdles: 1:00.90 (05/2003)
  • High jump: 1.83 (08/2013)
  • Long jump: 6.67 (08/2013)
  • Shot put: 13.78 (05/2014)
  • Javelin: 43.45 (08/2014)
  • Heptathlon: 6462 (08/2013)
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Belgrade Long jump

Rath represented Germany at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics where she finished 11th in the heptathlon, scoring a personal best of 6107 points.[3] She followed this up with a win at the national heptathlon championships, scoring 5746 points.[4]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Germany
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 11th Heptathlon 6107 pts
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th Heptathlon 6210 pts
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 4th Heptathlon 6462 pts
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 5th Pentathlon 4681 pts
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th Heptathlon 6225 pts
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 5th Heptathlon 6441 pts
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th Heptathlon 6267 pts
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Long jump 6.94 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 8th Heptathlon 6362 pts

References

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  1. ^ "Claudia Salman-Rath sagt komplette Saison 2018 ab". Leichtathletik.de (in German). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Claudia Rath im Porträt". NDR (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Claudia Raths toller Auftritt in Barcelona". Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  4. ^ Wenig, Jörg (30 August 2010). "Spank and Friedrich take home wins in Eberstadt, Harting impresses at Throws meeting in Neubrandenburg – German weekend wrap". IAAF (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2010.
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