Julia Mächtig (born 1 January 1986 in Rostock) is a German heptathlete. She has a personal best of 6430 points for the event.
She began competing in heptathlon competitions from a young age. She placed eighth at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics then won her first international medals as a junior athlete, taking bronze at the 2004 World Junior Championships and silver at the 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships. She won the German senior long jump title in 2006. In the 2007 season she won her first national heptathlon title and placed third at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships. She also made her senior international debut at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, where she came ninth in the women's pentathlon.Machtig, Julia. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-16.
Mächtig represented Germany at the World Championships in Athletics in 2009, 2011 and 2013. She placed ninth with 6265 points on her debut outing, but was less successful in 2011 with her 17th-place finish. In 2012 she won the Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen with a personal best score of 6341 points, which included a long jump best of 6.49 metres.Wenig, Jörg (2012-06-16). Bourrada breaks African record in Ratingen, Day 2 - IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-16. In 2013, she improved her personal best at the Ratingen meet.
Achievements Representing 2004World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rdHeptathlon5679 pts2006Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria17thHeptathlon5862 pts2007European Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia9thPentathlon4414 ptsHypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria12thHeptathlon6077 ptsEuropean U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 3rdHeptathlon6151 pts2008Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria8thHeptathlon6282 pts2009Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria5thHeptathlon6320 ptsWorld Championships Berlin, Germany9thHeptathlon6265 pts2011World Championships Daegu, South Korea17thHeptathlon6095 pts
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