Carolin Schäfer

Carolin Schäfer (born 5 December 1991) is a German athlete who specialises in the heptathlon.

Carolin Schäfer
Schäfer in 2017
Personal information
Born (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991[1]
Bad Wildungen, Germany[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportAthletics
Event(s)Heptathlon
Achievements and titles
World finals2nd at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics
Regional finals3rd at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
Personal best(s)
  • 200 m: 23.27
  • 800 m: 2:14.10
  • 100 m hurdles: 13.07
  • High jump: 1.86
  • Long jump: 6.57
  • Shot put: 14.76
  • Javelin: 50.73
  • Heptathlon: 6836
Medal record
Women's heptathlon
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 LondonHeptathlon
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 BerlinHeptathlon
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 BydgoszczHeptathlon
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Novi SadHeptathlon
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 OstravaHeptathlon

Schäfer represented Germany at the 2012 European Athletics Championships where she finished 11th in the heptathlon, scoring 6003 points.[2] She finished 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2017, Schäfer earned the silver medal at the World Championships in London with the result of 6696 points. She won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Germany
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd Heptathlon 5544, PB
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Heptathlon 5833 pts PB
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Heptathlon 5697, SB
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 5th Heptathlon 5941 pts, PB
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th Heptathlon 6003 pts
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 6th Heptathlon 5809 pts
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 4th Heptathlon 6395 pts, PB
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic – Pentathlon DNF
World Championships Beijing, China – Heptathlon DNF
2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th Heptathlon 6540 pts
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd Heptathlon 6696 pts
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd Heptathlon 6602 pts
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th Heptathlon 6419 pts
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 6th Heptathlon 6223 pts

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carolin Schäfer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. "2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon" (PDF). European Athletic Association. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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