| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Born | 24 June 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Hanmer: 74.22m (2022) NR |
Katrine Koch Jacobsen (born 24 June 1999) is a Danish hammer thrower. She holds Denmark's national record in the hammer throw.[1]
Career
[edit]She set a new Danish national record for the hammer throw in March 2021, recording a distance of 64.68 metres.[2] By September of that year she had extended that record a further eight times, culminating in breaking the 70 metres barrier.[3] In June 2022, she broke the Danish national record for the tenth time in 15 months.[4]
She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the women's hammer in Eugene, Oregon.[5] She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[6] She competed at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest in the women's hammer throw.[7]
She placed fifth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the hammer throw.[8][9] She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics and threw the automatic qualification distance for the final with the fifth longest distance in qualifying. She placed tenth overall in the final.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Katrine Koch Jacobsen". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "After four years of training, Katrine is the longest-throwing woman in the country". dr.dk. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Hammer thrower breaks the Danish record for the ninth time this year". dr.dk. 19 Sep 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Katrine throws the hammer a long way and sets her sights on the Olympics". dr.dk. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Hammer Throw Results: World Athletics Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Hammer throw women". World Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Katrine Koch Jacobsen finishes as number 5 in the EC final: 'I can do so much more'". dr.dk. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Women Hammer Throw Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Danish hammer thrower explodes in the Olympic final with the fifth longest throw". sportsilkeborg. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Hammer Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
