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German pole vaulter (born 1986)
Malte Mohr
Mohr in Munich in 2012
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1986-07-24) July 24, 1986 (age 38)
Bochum, West Germany
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
ClubTV Wattenscheid
Coached byChauncey Johnson
Achievements and titles
Personal best5.91 m
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Doha Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sopot Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Göteborg Pole vault

Malte Mohr (born 24 July 1986) is a German pole vaulter. At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, Mohr finished in 14th place with a vault of 5.50 metres. At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Mohr was runner-up behind Steve Hooker with a vault of 5.70 metres.

Career

He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships, but two years later he reached the podium at the 2011 European Indoors with a clearance of 5.71 m for the bronze medal. He reached 5.85 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, which brought him fifth place. He placed one position higher than that at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

After winning at the 2012 German Athletics Championships, he improved his personal best to 5.91 m at a meeting in Ingolstadt in June 2012. Mohr was nominated to participate in the men's pole vault at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished in 9th place with a vault of 5.50 m.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 10th (q) 5.65 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 14th 5.50 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 5.70 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 17th (q) 5.50 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 5.71 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 5th 5.85 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 4th 5.75 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 5.77 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th 5.50 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 5.76 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 5th 5.82 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 2nd 5.80 m

Personal bests

As of 12 March 2016
Height Date Location Notes
5.91 22 June 2012 Ingolstadt Outdoor
5.90 1 March 2014 Berlin Indoor

See also

References

  1. Hooker wins world indoor pole vault. AFP (2010-03-13). Retrieved on 2010-03-13.
  2. Mohr Malte. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-24.
  3. Pole vaulter Mohr warms up for Helsinki with world-leading 5.91m Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2012-06-24). Retrieved on 2012-06-24.
  4. "Malte Mohr - Athletics - Olympic Athlete". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malte Mohr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-03-12.

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