Katharina Molitor (born 8 November 1983) is a German sportswoman who competes as a javelin thrower and volleyball player. As a javelin thrower, she is a World Champion, having won gold in 2015, and her personal best throw is 67.69 m. As a volleyball player, she represents Bayer Leverkusen in the Erste Volleyball-Bundesliga, the highest tier of German volleyball.
She is a two-time Olympian, having competed in the javelin throw for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She finished eighth in 2008, and improved to sixth in 2012. She won gold at the 2010 German Championships and has since competed in every European and World Championships. Her best result is first place at the 2015 World Championships.
Competition record Representing 2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany2nd57.01 m2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand6th58.19 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China8th59.64 m2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia4th59.41 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4th63.81 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea5th64.32 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland5th60.99 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom6th62.89 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia13th (q)60.32 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland9th58.00 m2015World Championships Beijing, China1st67.69 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands4th63.20 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom7th63.75 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15th (q)58.00 m
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External links
Katharina Molitor at Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband