Carolin Schäfer Explained
Carolin Schäfer (born 5 December 1991)[2] is a German athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. She won the silver medal in the event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Schäfer took bronze at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.
At the age of 15, she won the silver medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships. She was the heptathlon 2008 World junior and 2009 European junior champion. Schäfer represented Germany at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she finished fifth and seventh respectively.
Statistics
International competitions
2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Heptathlon | |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Heptathlon | |
2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Heptathlon | |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 5th | Heptathlon | |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th | Heptathlon | 6003 pts |
2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 6th | Heptathlon | 5809 pts |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 4th | Heptathlon | |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | – | Pentathlon | DNF |
World Championships | Beijing, China | – | Heptathlon | DNF |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | Heptathlon | 6540 pts |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6696 pts |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 3rd | Heptathlon | 6602 pts |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | Heptathlon | 6419 pts |
2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th | Heptathlon | 6223 pts |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | — | Heptathlon | DNF |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | – | Heptathlon | DNF | |
Personal bests
- Indoors
Circuit wins and titles, National titles
Notes and References
- Carolin Schäfer . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114083916/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/carolin-schafer-1.html . dead . 14 January 2020 . 2 April 2023.
- Web site: Carolin SCHÄFER – Athlete Profile . . 1 January 2023.