Malte Mohr

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Malte Mohr
Malte Mohr 2012 Muenchen.JPG
Mohr in Munich in 2012
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1986-07-24) July 24, 1986 (age 35)
Bochum, Germany
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Pole vault
ClubTV Wattenscheid
Coached byChauncey Johnson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5.91 m
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Doha Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sopot Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Göteborg Pole vault

Malte Mohr (born 24 July 1986) is a German pole vaulter. At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, Mohr finished in 14th place with a vault of 5.50 metres. At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Mohr was runner-up behind Steve Hooker with a vault of 5.70 metres.[1]

Career[]

He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships, but two years later he reached the podium at the 2011 European Indoors with a clearance of 5.71 m for the bronze medal. He reached 5.85 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, which brought him fifth place. He placed one position higher than that at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[2]

After winning at the 2012 German Athletics Championships, he improved his personal best to 5.91 m at a meeting in Ingolstadt in June 2012.[3] Mohr was nominated to participate in the men's pole vault at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished in 9th place with a vault of 5.50 m.[4][5]

Competition record[]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 10th (q) 5.65 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 14th 5.50 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 5.70 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 17th (q) 5.50 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 5.71 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 5th 5.85 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 4th 5.75 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 5.77 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th 5.50 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 5.76 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 5th 5.82 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 2nd 5.80 m

Personal bests[]

As of 12 March 2016
Height Date Location Notes
5.91 22 June 2012 Ingolstadt Outdoor
5.90 1 March 2014 Berlin Indoor

See also[]

  • Germany all-time top lists - Pole vault

References[]

  1. ^ Hooker wins world indoor pole vault. AFP (2010-03-13). Retrieved on 2010-03-13.
  2. ^ Mohr Malte. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-24.
  3. ^ Pole vaulter Mohr warms up for Helsinki with world-leading 5.91m Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2012-06-24). Retrieved on 2012-06-24.
  4. ^ "Malte Mohr - Athletics - Olympic Athlete". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malte Mohr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-03-12.

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