Laura Raquel Müller (born 23 April 2004) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.[1]
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 April 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 6.81m (Dortmund, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editFrom Verrenberg in the Hohenlohe district of Germany, as a youngster she participated in gymnastics and dance, as well as athletics at a club in Öhringen. From January 2022 she attended a boarding school in Stuttgart and her athletics career began to be overseen by Tamas Kiss.[2]
Career
editA successful junior athlete, in 2019 she set a new German U16 record over 100 metres.[3] She went on to win gold at the German U18 and U20 athletics championships in both the long jump and 100 metres.[4][5]
In 2021, she came fourth at the U20 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia with a jump of 6.61 metres, finishing a centimetre behind compatriot Mikaelle Assani.[6][7] After missing 18 months of competition with a succession of injuries, she returned in July 2023 with seventh place in the long jump at the German national championships in Kassel.[8] In August 2023, she was a bronze medalist in the long jump at the European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel.[9]
In January 2024, she set a new personal best distance of 6.81 metres in winning the long jump at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze event in Dortmund.[10]
In May 2024, she was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Laura Raquel Müller". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Track and field athlete Laura Raquel Müller impresses at the pit". swp.de. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Laura Raquel Müller sprints DLV record". bwleichtathletik.de. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Scherlinzky, Ralf (28 October 2020). "Triumphzug von Laura Raquel Müller: Gleich zwei U18-Meistertitel bei der DM". Sportheilbronn-magazine.de. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Laura Raquel Müller". Spkhohenlohekreis.de. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "U20 European Championship Day 4 - Mikaelle Assani flies to bronze in the long jump thriller". Leichathletik.de. 18 July 201. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Wahl, Stefanie (19 July 2021). "Laura Raquel Müller fehlt ein Zentimeter zur Medaille". Stimme.de. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Scherlinzky, Ralf (July 26, 2023). "Laura Raquel Müller – The way back to the top of Germany". Sportheilbronn-magazine.de. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Müller steals the show with a breakthrough 6.81m long jump in Dortmund". European Athletics. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Alfred and Adeleke among winners in Albuquerque". World Athletics. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "DLV vergibt weitere EM-Startplätze für Rom an Normerfüller und Staffelmitglieder". Leichtathletikaccessdate=29 May 2024. 29 May 2024.