Henrik Janssen
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Discus: 67.43m (Neubrandenburg, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Henrik Janssen (born 19 May 1998) is a German discus thrower. He was the German national champion in 2023. He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships and the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]
Career
[edit]He threw a 62.60 metres distance to qualify for the final at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany.[2] He finished tenth place overall with a 61.11 meters throw in the final.[3]
He finished second at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Chorzow, Silesia in June 2023, throwing over 64 metres.[4] On 9 July 2023 he became German champion, throwing 63.93 metres in Kassel.[5]
He finished in eighth place at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary in August 2023, with a top throw of 63.80 metres, having qualified for the final with a throw of 63.79 metres.[6][7]
Competing in Germany in May 2024, he threw a lifetime best of 67.43 metres to meet the 2024 Paris Olympics standard, and three days later won at a meet in Halle.[8] On 2 June 2024, he finished fourth at the 2024 Diamond League event in Stockholm, Sweden with 65.85 metres.[9] He was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, where he a made a 65.09 metres throw in the first round and managed an improvement with a distance of 65.48 metres in the final round to place fifth overall.[10][11] He competed in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in August 2024, but recorded no mark in his throws and did not proceed to the final.[12]
He won the gold medal at the 2025 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, with a best throw of 64.43 metres.[13] He finished fourth in the discus in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League.[14] He finished fifth in Stockholm at the 2025 BAUHAUS-galan event, part of the 2025 Diamond League, in June 2025.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Henrik Janssen". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: HENRIK JANSSEN IS THE ONLY GERMAN IN THE FINAL OF THE DISCUS THROWING COMPETITION IN MUNICH". Eurosport. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Für Henrik Janssen vom SCM beginnt der Kampf ums WM-Ticket". volksstimme.de. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "German Championships". World Athletics. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Henrik Janssen eighth best discus thrower in the world". mdr.de. August 21, 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Henrik Janssen zittert sich ins Finale". Nachrichten. 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Norden's discus ace Henrik Janssen leaves the competition behind". nwzonline.de. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Men Discus Throw Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "DLV vergibt weitere EM-Startplätze für Rom an Normerfüller und Staffelmitglieder". Leichtathletikaccessdate=29 May 2024. 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Men's Discus Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Pudenz and Janssen shine at German Winter Throwing Championships". European Athletics. 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Results - Doha Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Results - Stockholm Diamond League Bauhaus Galan 2025". Watch Athletics. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
