Carolin Schäfer (born 5 December 1991)[2] is a German athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. She won the silver medal in the event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Schäfer took bronze at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.

Carolin Schäfer
Schäfer in 2015
Personal information
Born (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 32)[1]
Bad Wildungen, Germany[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Heptathlon
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin Heptathlon
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bydgoszcz Heptathlon
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Novi Sad Heptathlon
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ostrava Heptathlon

At the age of 15, she won the silver medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships. She was the heptathlon 2008 World junior and 2009 European junior champion. Schäfer represented Germany at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she finished fifth and seventh respectively.

Statistics

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Schäfer celebrates after winning silver at the 2017 World Championships in London.

International competitions

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Representing   Germany
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd Heptathlon 5544 PB
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Heptathlon 5833 pts PB
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Heptathlon 5697 pts SB
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 5th Heptathlon 5941 pts PB
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th Heptathlon 6003 pts
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 6th Heptathlon 5809 pts
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 4th Heptathlon 6395 pts PB
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic Pentathlon DNF
World Championships Beijing, China Heptathlon DNF
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th Heptathlon 6540 pts
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd Heptathlon 6696 pts
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd Heptathlon 6602 pts
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th Heptathlon 6419 pts
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 6th Heptathlon 6223 pts
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary Heptathlon DNF
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy Heptathlon DNF
Olympic Games Paris, France 17th Heptathlon 6084 pts
 
Carolin Schäfer (L) with her silver at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, her greatest sports achievement; Nafi Thiam (C), Anouk Vetter (R).

Personal bests

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Indoors

Circuit wins and titles, National titles

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carolin Schäfer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Carolin SCHÄFER – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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