| Marius Karges | |
| Nationality: | German |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Discus throw |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 2003 |
| Pb: | Discus: 63.74 (Halle, 2023) |
Marius Karges (born 14 January 2003) is a German discus thrower. In 2022, he became World under-20 Champion in the discus throw.[1]
Karges was born in Bad Wildungen. He attended the Carl von Weinberg School in Frankfurt and is a member of Eitracht Frankfurt athletics club.[2]
In August 2022, he was a gold medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, finishing ahead of compatriot Miká Sosna.[3]
He came third at the German Winter Throwing Championships in 2023, with a personal best throw of 62.43 meters. Shortly afterwards, he wasselected for his senior international debut, representing Germany at the European Throwing Cup in Portugal.[4] He finished seventh in Portugal with a throw of 60.94 metres.[5]
In May 2023, he threw a new personal best of 63.74 metres in Halle.[6] In July 2023, he was a silver medalist at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, finishing behind Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna.[7]