Steven Richter
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Discus: 69.61m (Ramona, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Steven Richter (born 5 April 2003) is a German discus thrower. A European under-23 champion, he competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[1]
Career
[edit]From Gelenau, he is a member of LV 90 Erzgebirge.[2] He won the men's U23 event at the 2023 European Throwing Cup in Leiria, Portugal with a personal best throw of 64.23m.[3]
He retained his men's U23 title at the 2024 European Throwing Cup in Leiria, improving throughout the competition with his final throw being 61.00 metres.[4] He competed for Germany at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, but did not reach the final of the men's discus throw.[5]
He won the men's U23 event at the 2025 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, winning the competition initially with a 60.46m before improving with a 60.72m throw with the competition's final throw.[6] He threw a personal best 69.61m in Ramona, Oklahoma in April 2025.[7][8]
He won the gold medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, leading a German 1-2-3 in the event, ahead of compatriots Mika Sosna and Marius Karges.[9][10] He won the silver medal behind Sosna at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum.[11][12]
He was selected for the German team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[13]
Personal life
[edit]He is a student at Chemnitz University of Technology.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Steven Richter". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Treptow, Thomas (19 April 2024). "Mit guten Nerven und breitem Kreuz: Diskushüne Steven Richter nimmt Weltrekord als Ansporn". Freiepresse.de. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Hull and Hobbs run area records, Kerley claims 400m win at Sydney Track Classic". World Athletics. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "World lead! 66.60m for Rodrigues to triumph in the discus in Leiria". World Athletics. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Tuthill wins historic gold for Ireland at European Throwing Cup". European Athletics. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Bergen 2025 - Men's Field Preview". European Athletics. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "World record! 75.56m for Alekna in Ramona". European Athletics. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "German throwers in commanding form on opening morning session in Bergen". European Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Gold für Mika Sosna, Silber für Steven Richter". 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Rhine-Ruhr 2025: Team Studi reaches new heights in athletics". adh.de. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "76 für Tokio: Das deutsche WM-Team steht". Leichtathletik.de. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's discus throw | |
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