Helena Kopp

Helena Kopp
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (2004-06-22) 22 June 2004
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot put: 16.90 m (Bergen, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
European U23 Championships
2025 Bergen Shot put
European Throwing Cup
2026 Nicosia U23 Shot put

Helena Kopp (born 22 June 2004) is a German shot putter. She won the gold medal in the under-23 competition at the 2026 European Throwing Cup, and won the bronze medal at the 2025 European U23 Championships.[1]

Career

From Wiehl, in the Oberbergischer Kreis, Kopp initially competed as a multi-event athlete. Formerly a member of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Kopp finished sixth in the shot put at the U16 German Championships in Bremen in 2019.[2][3][4] Kopp later became a member of LG Stadtwerke München in Bavaria.[5]

Kopp won a bronze medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in the shot put, as part of a German 1-2-3 in the event, landing a personal best throw of 16.90m to finish behind Nina Chioma Ndubuisi and Jolina Lange.[6][7]

In February 2026, Kopp placed fourth at the senior German Indoor Championships with a throw of 16.69 metres.[8][9] Kopp won the U23 shot put title with 16.29 metres at the 2026 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 15 March 2026.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Helena Kopp". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Helena Kopp löst zweite Fahrkarte zu den Deutschen Meister ..." rheinische-anzeigenblaetter.de. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Helena Kopp sixth in the U16 German Championships". tsvbayer04-leichtathletik.de. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Helena Kopp from Wiehl has settled in well at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen". Wiehl.de. 29 Jan 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Silber und Bronze für Sistermann und Kopp". blv-sport.de. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  6. ^ Szreter-Kelly, Alissa (17 Jul 2025). "Ndubuisi leads German medal sweep in women's shot put at Bergen 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  7. ^ Fischer, Johannes (18 July 2025). "German triple coup". Sport1.de. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  8. ^ "German Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 27 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  9. ^ "German Indoor Championships Dortmund: Three titles and two Bavarian records add a touch of glamour". blv-sport.de. March 3, 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  10. ^ Mills, Steven (15 Mar 2026). "Patricia Kamga follows in her sister's footsteps with U23 hammer gold in Nicosia". European Athletics. Retrieved 15 March 2026.