Kristina Gadschiew (born 3 July 1984) is a German pole vaulter who has competed at the World Championship-level. She has also reached the podium at the Summer Universiade on two occasions – 2007 and 2009. She has a personal best vault of 4.66 m indoor. Gadschiew represents the sports club LAZ Zweibrücken.
 Kristina Gadschiew at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Germany
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| European Indoor Championships | ||
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2011 Paris | Pole vault |
| Universiade | ||
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2007 Bangkok | Pole vault |
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2009 Belgrade | Pole vault |
Biography edit
Born in Vassilyevka, Saratov Oblast, Soviet Union, she moved to Germany as a child (as the other pole vaulter Lisa Ryzih). She started competing in pole vault competitions as a teenager and was third in the German cup in athletics in 1999. She failed to build upon this early success and her athletics career stalled. A switch to train with Andrei Tivontchik gave impetus for greater performances and she re-emerged in 2005.[1] She cleared over four metres for the first time and improved her best to 4.35 m in 2006.[2] She began studying chemistry and sports at the Kaiserslautern University of Technology.[1] The 2007 Summer Universiade provided her with her first international competition and she took the silver medal with a personal best clearance of 4.40 m, finishing as runner-up by count-back behind Aleksandra Kiryashova.[3] She became the German university champion in 2008 and was fourth at the German senior championships later that year.[1]
A personal best vault of 4.50 m at the 2009 German Indoor Championships in Leipzig earned her a place on the German team for the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She finished in fifth place behind her teammates, Silke Spiegelburg and Anna Battke, who both set personal bests.[4] A second-place finish at the German Outdoor Championships entitled her to her first World Championships appearance.[1] She retained her university title and recorded 4.50 m for the bronze medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade.[5] A few weeks later she made her first appearance on the major European circuit, and set a new best of 4.58 m for third at the London Grand Prix, beaten only by Yelena Isinbayeva and Anna Rogowska.[6]
She scraped through the qualifiers of the 2009 World Championships, but did not perform as well in the pole vault final, taking three attempts to clear 4.40 m and finishing in tenth place.[7] She set a new indoor best of 4.60 m in February the following year and competed at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, reaching the final and finishing seventh overall. In late June she set an outdoor best of 4.60 m to win in Reims on the Alma Athlé Tour.[8]
Personal bests edit
| Event | Best (m) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole vault (outdoor) | 4.60 | Reims, France | 30 June 2010 |
| Pole vault (indoor) | 4.66 | Potsdam, Germany | 18 February 2011 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
Competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | 4.40 m |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 5th | 4.35 m |
| Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 4.50 m | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 10th | 4.40 m | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th | 4.40 m |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 4.65 m |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 10th | 4.55 m | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 12th | 4.30 m |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championship | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | 4.37 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th | 4.45 m |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Athletenportrait Kristina Gadschiew. Laz Zweibruecken. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- ^ Biography Gadschiew Kristina. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- ^ Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2007-08-11). "Rypakova leaps 6.85m - World University Games day 2". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ Golubchikova steps out of the shadows. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- ^ van Kuijen, Hans (2009-07-11). World Champion Heidler hammers 75.83m, as Games' records highlight World University Games - Day 4. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- ^ Aviva London Grand Prix Jul 24, 2009. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- ^ 2009 World Championships Pole vault results Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- ^ Vazel, Pierre-Vazel (2010-07-01). 2000m Steeple World best falls again, this time to Mekhissi-Benabbad in Reims; Robles hurdles 13.09. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-01.
External links edit
- Kristina Gadschiew at World Athletics
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