Nele Weßel | |
Nationality: | German |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Middle distance running |
Birth Date: | 6 November 1999 |
Pb: | 1500m: 4.04:24 (2024) |
Nele Weßel (born 6 November 1999) is a German middle-distance runner. She is the daughter of Kathrin Weßel.[1]
She made her championship debut at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome 2024 where she placed eleventh in the final. She was promoted to the final after a protest from the German federation when another competitor caused her to fall during her preliminary heat.[2] [3] [4]
Later that month, she set a new personal best over 1500 metres of 4:04.24 whilst racing in Bydgoszcz, Poland. She was runner-up in the 1500 metres at the German Athletics Championships on 30 June 2024.[5]
She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[6] [7]
She is the daughter of German distance runner Kathrin Weßel, who also competed at the Olympic Games.[8]