Alina Kenzel

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Alina Kenzel
Alina Kenzel in 2015
Personal information
Born (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 26)
Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubVfL Waiblingen
Coached byPeter Salzer

Alina Kenzel (born 10 August 1997) is a German athlete specialising in the shot put.[1] She won a gold medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships and a bronze at the 2017 European U23 Championships.

Her personal bests in the event are 18.21 metres outdoors (Rechberghausen 2018) and 17.68 metres indoors (Rochlitz 2017).

International competitions[edit]

Representing  Germany
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 7th Shot put (3 kg) 16.74 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 13th (q) Shot put 14.86 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 6th Shot put 15.70 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Shot put 17.58 m
2017 European IndoorChampionships Belgrade, Serbia 14th (q) Shot put 16.97 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd Shot put 17.46 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 9th Shot put 17.26 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 8th Shot put 17.55 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1st Shot put 17.94 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 20th (q) Shot put 17.46 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 11th Shot put 17.80 m

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