Christina Schwanitz

Christina Schwanitz

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1985-12-24) 24 December 1985 (age 35) Dresden, East Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Outdoor: 20.77 (2015) Indoor: 20.05 (2014)
show Medal record World Championships 2015 Beijing Shot put 2013 Moscow Shot put 2019 Doha Shot put World Indoor Championships 2014 Sopot Shot put European Championships 2014 Zürich Shot put 2016 Amsterdam Shot put 2018 Berlin Shot put European Indoor Championships 2013 Gothenburg Shot put 2011 Paris Shot put 2019 Glasgow Shot put 2021 Toruń Shot put European U23 Championships 2005 Erfurt Shot put World Junior Championships 2004 Grosseto Shot put

Christina Schwanitz (German pronunciation: [kʁɪsˈtiːna ˈʃvaːnɪt͡s] (listen); born 24 December 1985) is a German shot putter. Her personal best is 20.77 metres, achieved on 20 May 2015 at World Challenge meeting in Beijing.^[1][2] She has 20.05 m on the indoor track, achieved on 2 February 2014 in Rochlitz.

Achievements[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Germany
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	3rd	Shot put	16.52 m
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	2nd	Shot put	18.64 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	Shot put	18.02 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	6th	Shot put	18.55 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	11th	Shot put	18.27 m
2009	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	12th	Shot put	17.84 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	2nd	Shot put	18.65 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	12th	Shot put	17.96 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	10th (q)	Shot put	17.58 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	Shot put	18.25 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	10th	Shot put	18.47 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	Shot put	19.25 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	2nd	Shot put	20.41 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	2nd	Shot put	19.94 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	Shot put	19.90 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	1st	Shot put	20.37 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	Shot put	20.17 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	Shot put	19.03 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd	Shot put	19.19 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	2nd	Shot put	19.11 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Shot put	19.17 m
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	3rd	Shot put	19.04 m

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• Christina Schwanitz at World Athletics
• Christina Schwanitz at the International Olympic Committee
• Christina Schwanitz at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
• Christina Schwanitz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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