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
editKarges was born in Bad Wildungen. He attended the Carl von Weinberg School in Frankfurt and is a member of Eitracht Frankfurt athletics club.[2]
Career
editIn August 2022, he was a gold medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, finishing ahead of compatriot Miká Sosna.[3]
He came third at the German Winter Throwing Championships in 2023, with a personal best throw 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, finishing behind Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Marius Karges". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Marius Karges is "Elite Student of the Year"". rheinmainverlag.de. July 11, 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Super Cali goes ballistic, athletes are precocious". World Athletics. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "World champion meets world champion: Marius Karges starts at the European Cup". hna.de. March 10, 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "European Throwing Cup". World Athletics. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Discus thrower Marius Karges throws a record at the start of the season". hna.de. May 22, 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Eintracht-Werfer Klose & Karges holen in Espoo 25 Prozent der DLV-Medaillen". hlv.de. 21 July 2023.