Kristin Pudenz (born 9 February 1993) is a German athlete specialising in the discus throw. She won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games, and has competed at multiple other major championships including the 2024 Olympic Games. She was also a silver medalist at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.
Career She is a member of Sport Club Potsdam, and attended the University of Potsdam. She won the gold medal in the discus throw at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, having also previously won a bronze medal at the 2015 European U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
She competed in the discus throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, placing eleventh in the final.
Pudenz won the silver medal at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan held in 2021 with a personal best throw of 66.86 metres.
She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she successfully reached the final and placed eleventh overall. She also won the silver medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where she set a personal best of 67.87 metres.
She won the gold medal whilst competing for Germany at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, Poland. She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, placing sixth overall with a throw of 65.96 metres.
In June 2024, she won the German Athletics Championships women's discus throw competition for the sixth consecutive year. She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, where she qualified for the final and placed tenth overall with a best throw of 60.38 metres.
International competitions Representing 2009European Youth Olympic FestivalTampere, Finland3rd44.71 m2013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland4th55.31 m2015European Cup Winter Throwing (U23)Leiria, Portugal1st56.62 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia3rd59.94 m2017UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan1st59.09 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar11th57.69 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan2nd66.86 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States11th59.97 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany2nd67.87 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary6th65.96 m2024Olympic GamesParis, France10th60.38 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan13th (q)62.02 m2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom5th63.27 m
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