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Nadine Müller
Nadine Müller at the 2010 Bislett GamesPersonal information Full name Nadine Müller Nationality German Born 21 November 1985
Leipzig, East GermanySport Event(s) Discus throw Medal recordCompetitor for Germany World Championships Silver 2011 Daegu Discus throw European Cup Winter Throwing Gold 2010 Arles Discus throw Gold 2007 Yalta Discus throw World Junior Championships Bronze 2004 Grosseto Discus throw European Junior Championships Silver 2003 Tampere Discus throw Nadine Müller (born 21 November 1985) is a German discus thrower.
She was born in Leipzig. As a teenager she won the silver medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships and the bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships. Her personal best throw as a junior was 57.85 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Wiesbaden.[1]
She improved gradually to 59.35 metres in May 2005 and 62.93 metres in May 2007, both in Halle. She competed at the 2007 World Championships, but without reaching the final. In May 2009 she improved to 63.46 metres in a meet in Wiesbaden. She finished fourth at the 2009 European Team Championships, Super League, and sixth at the 2009 World Championships.[1]
She started the 2010 season well by setting a new personal best – having already won gold at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing competition, she used her last throw of the contest to push her limits and threw a best of 64.30 m.[2] She threw even further a few months later, winning at the 15th Throwers Cup in Wiesbaden with a world leading mark of 67.78 m.[3]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes 2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd 53.44 m 2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd 57.13 m 2007 European Cup Winter Throwing Yalta, Ukraine 1st 60.35 m World Championships Osaka, Japan 11th (qualifiers) 55.98 m 2009 European Cup Winter Throwing Puerto de la Cruz, Spain 6th 57.40 m European Team Championships Leiria, Portugal 4th 59.53 m World Championships Berlin, Germany 6th 62.04 m 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France 1st 64.30 m European Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th 57.78 m 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 2nd 65.97 m References
- ^ a b IAAF profile for Nadine Muller
- ^ Mikhnevich and Müller put on a show at the European Cup Winter Throwing. European Athletics (2010-03-20). Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
- ^ World leads for Vesely and Müller. European Athletics (2010-05-09). Retrieved on 2010-05-22.
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- German discus throwers
- German Athletics Champions
- German athletics biography stubs
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