Marlene Meier
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 7 March 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 7.92 (Berlin, 2025) 100m hurdles: 12.93 (Berlin, 2024) |
Marlene Meier (born 7 March 2002) is a German sprint hurdler. She has won German national titles over 100 metres hurdles and 60 metres hurdles.
Early and personal life
[edit]From Pulheim, her parents are former athletes Heike Henkel and Paul Meier. She started athletics at TSV Glessen but also participated in gymnastics and ballet as a child.[1] She attended school in Leverkusen before studying Sustainable Design in Cologne.[2]
Career
[edit]A TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen athlete, she showed aptitude for sprint hurdles from an early age, winning German titles at under-15 and under-16 level.[2] In 2020, she won the German U20 national title.[3] She qualified for the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia with a personal best time in the 100 metres hurdles recorded at the Junior Gala in Mannheim, of 13.56 seconds. At the Championships, she reached the semi-finals.[2]
She became German national champion in the 100 metres hurdles for the first time in 2022.[4][5] That year, she also won the German U23 title in Wattenscheid.[1] In February 2023, she was runner-up at the German Indoor Championships over 60 metres hurdles.[6] In September 2023, she improved her personal best over 100m hurdles to 13.00.[7] She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[8] In July 2024, she ran under 13 seconds for the 100 metres hurdles for the first time.[9]
She became German national indoor champion over 60 metres hurdles in Dortmund in February 2025.[10] She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Appeldoorn, where she qualified for the final.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Driving license cost more nerves than the competitions". ksta.de. October 27, 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Marlene Meier – Aus der U20 direkt zum ersten Titel in der Frauenklasse". Leichtathletik.de. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "TSV juniors celebrate five medals". rp-online.de. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "German Championships". 23 June 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Marlene is German champion: Parents were Olympic stars – Lückenkemper sprints top time". Express.de. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Roleder says goodbye with DM bronze". Sport1.de. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Istaf meeting in Berlin is a highlight for the Bayer starters". ksta.de. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "2024 European Athletics Championships - Day One". Sportsfile. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "In die Wiege gelegt: Marlene Meier". Sporthilife.de. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "German Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Women's 60m hurdles Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.