Katharina Grompe

Katharina Grompe
Grompe in 2011
Personal information
Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)
Dortmund, Germany
Sport
Country Germany
SportTrack and field
Event(s)60 metres
100 metres
200 metres
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  Germany
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Barcelona 4x100m relay
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tampere 4x100m relay
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tallinn 4x100m relay

Katharina "Kathi" Grompe (born 1 September 1993) is a German retired sprinter who competed at international elite track and field competitions. She is a two-time European champion and World silver medalist in the 4 x 100 metre relay. She was described as one of the greatest talents in German women's sprinting during her sporting career.[1][2][3]

Retirement

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Grompe retired in 2020 to focus on her career as a self-employed professional athletics coach in Hamburg following her retirement from high-performance athletics. She considered to retire at the age of 27 following reoccurring sport injuries.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Katharina Grompe - World Athletics". World Athletics. 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Interview with Katharina Grompe". Deutsche Sportakademie. 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Exclusive - Katharina Grompe: Best time despite injury (in German)". Boulewahr. 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Surprise: Dortmund first-class sprinter ends her career (in German)". Ruhr Nachrichten. 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "End of career at 27: German top sprinter now wants to help HSV footballers (in German)". mopo.de. 10 December 2020.