Marc Koch
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 24 May 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 46.10 (Regensburg, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Marc Koch (born 24 May 1994) is a German sprinter. He was the German national indoor champion over 400 metres in 2017. He won a bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Career
[edit]He was a bronze medalist at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn in the men's 4 × 400 m relay.[2]
He became the German national indoor champion over 400 metres in February 2017 in Leipzig.[3] Subsequently, he competed at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade in March 2017.[4]
He was a member of the German men's 4 × 400 metres relay team, alongside Marvin Schlegel, Patrick Schneider and Manuel Sanders, which qualified for the final in a photo-finish and then finished seventh overall at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich in August 2022.[5] He was also named in the German relay pool for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[6]
At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, he ran in the German team in the 4 × 400 metres relay.[7]
He set a new personal best for the 400 metres of 46.10 in Regensburg in May 2024.[8] That month, he ran as part of the Men’s 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, alongside Sanders, Jean Paul Bredau and Tyrel Prenz.[9] He ran as the German team that won bronze at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024.[10] Koch, Sanders, Bredau and Emil Agyekum competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and although they ran a sesson’s best time of 3:00.29, they did not qualify for the final.[11]
Personal life
[edit]From Berlin, he and his wife Saskia run a coffee roasting business.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marc Koch". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Der große Disziplin-Check 2015 - 400 Meter Männer". Leichtathletik. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Häfner, Philip (20 February 2017). "For Marc Koch, Leipzig is worth a trip again". Morgenpost.de. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS LIVE ON TV AND IN THE LIVE STREAM". Eurosport. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "4 x 400-meter relay team finishes seventh in the European Championship final". flvw.de. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "DLV nominiert 79 Athletinnen und Athleten für die WM in Eugene". leichtathletik.de. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "4X400 METRES RELAY MEN". World Athletics. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Sparkassen Gala". World Athletics. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Zwei deutsche Staffeln schlagen den Weg nach Paris ein". Leichtathletik.de. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "TrueTalk: Marc Koch liebt Kaffee und brennt für die 400 Meter". leichtathletik. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
