Malte Mohr

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Malte Mohr
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Mohr in Munich in 2012
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1986-07-24) July 24, 1986 (age 38)
Bochum, Germany
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Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Pole vault
Club TV Wattenscheid
Coached by Chauncey Johnson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 5.91 m

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] Mohr was nominated to participate in the men's pole vault at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[4]

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 22 June 2012
Height Date Location Notes
5.91 22 June 2012 Ingolstadt Outdoor
5.86 13 February 2011 Leipzig 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. European Athletics (2012-06-24). Retrieved on 2012-06-24.
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