Majtie Kolberg
 Kolberg in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 5 December 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 800 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:58.52 (Paris, 2024) |
Majtie Kolberg (born 5 December 1999)[1] is a German middle distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.
Career
[edit]From Ahrweiler,[2] Kolberg became German 800 metres U23 champion in 2021. She finished second when making the step up to the senior German Championships the following year, finishing behind sometime training partner Christina Hering.[3] Kolberg placed also second indoors that year.[1]
Competing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, she qualified from the heats to make the semi-finals in the women's 800 metres.[4][5]
At the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Kolberg ran new 800 m personal bests, finishing eighth in the final with a time of 2:01.49.[1]
In May 2024, she was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[6] She set a new personal best of 1:58.74 to qualify for the final of the 800 metres. She ran to fifth place in the final in a time of 1:59.89.[7][8] She competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024 where she ran a personal best of 1:58.52 in the semi-final.[9]
Personal bests
[edit]Her personal bests for 800 metres are 1:58.52 outdoors (Paris 2024) and 2:01.49 indoors (Istanbul 2023).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Majtie KOLBERG – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Majtie Kolberg (LG Kreis Ahrweiler) holt bei DM in Berlin Silber". Rhein-zeitung.de. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Majtie Kolberg (LG Kreis Ahrweiler) fühlt sich bereit für das DM-Duell mit ihrer Dauerrivalin". Rhein-zeitung.de. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Majtie Kolberg (LG Kreis Ahrweiler) freut sich über Einzug ins WM-Halbfinale". Rhein-zeitung.de. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Leichtathletik-WM in Eugene: Die Vorläufe von Christina Hering und Majtie Kolberg über 800 m". Sportschau.de. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "DLV vergibt weitere EM-Startplätze für Rom an Normerfüller und Staffelmitglieder". Leichtathletikaccessdate=29 May 2024. 29 May 2024.
- ^ "European Championships". World Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Mihambo lays down huge marker with 7.03m long jump qualifier". European Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- German female middle-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
- 21st-century German women
- European Games competitors for Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Germany