Bo Kanda Lita Baehre Explained

Bo Kanda Lita Baehre
Birth Date:29 April 1999
Birth Place:Düsseldorf, Germany
Height:1.93 m
Weight:89 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Pole vault
Club:ART Düsseldorf
TSV Bayer Leverkusen
Coach:Christine Adams
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Bo Kanda Lita Baehre (born 29 April 1999) is a German athlete specialising in the pole vault. He won a silver medal at the 2017 European U20 Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 5.90 metres outdoors (Berlin 2022) and 5.81 metres indoors (Düsseldorf 2022).

Personal life

Born in Germany, he is of DR Congolese descent through his father.[1] He is a cousin of a British footballer, Leroy Lita.[2]

International competitions

Representing
2015European Youth Olympic FestivalTbilisi, Georgiabgcolor=gold1st4.92 m
2016European Youth ChampionshipsTbilisi, Georgiabgcolor=silver2nd5.30 m
2017European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italybgcolor=silver2nd5.45 m
2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland4th5.50 m
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15th (q)5.51 m
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom7th5.55 m
European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Swedenbgcolor=gold1st5.65 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4th5.70 m
2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland4th (q)5.60 m1
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan11th5.70 m
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon7th5.87 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germanybgcolor=silver2nd5.85 m
2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey9th5.40 m
2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy14th (q)5.45 m
1No mark in the final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pole vault pirate Lita Baehre in top form ahead of the World Championships - World News | TakeToNews. June 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: Bo Kanda Lita Baehre: Kometenhafter Aufstieg in perfektem Umfeld. Koken. Harald. 3 October 2017 . Leichtathletik.de. German. 13 October 2018.