Jacqueline Otchere
Otchere in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 5 May 1996 |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole Vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Pole Vault: 4.60m (London, 2018) |
Jacqueline Otchere (born 5 May 1996) is a German pole vaulter. She is a multiple German champion at the pole vault.[1]
Career
She started athletics at eight years-old and would train with her brothers Julian and Colin at ASV Eppelheim near Heidelberg. She took up the pole vault in 2015.[2]
In June 2018, she won the U23 German Championships in Heilbronn, and represented her country for the first time at the World Cup in London where she set a new personal best clearance of 4.60m. In July 2018, she won her first senior national pole vault title and then was selected for her first major championships, competing at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin.[3] She cleared a height of 4.35 metres at the championships, but it was not sufficient to progress to the final.[4]
Otchere won her second German pole vault national championship title on 4 June 2021.[5] The following year she claimed her first German national indoor title, winning in Leipzig in February 2022.[6]
Competing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, she reached the final with a 4.50m clearance.[7] In the final she finished tenth overall with a 4.45m clearance.[8] She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich in the pole vault, clearing 4.10 metres which was not enough to make the final.[9]
She was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, where she cleared a height of 4.40 metres but did progress to the final.[10][11]
On 8 February 2026, Otchere set a meeting record and equalled her personal best clearing 4.60 metres at the Sparkassen Indoor Meeting Dortmund.[12] She cleared 4.55 metres to win the title at the 2026 German Indoor Athletics Championships in Dortmund.[13]
Personal life
Otchere studied biological sciences at the University of Heidelberg.[14]
References
- ^ "Jacqueline Otchere". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Eisenhofer, Thorsten (19 July 2018). "Julian and Jacqueline: The Otchere siblings take off". Leichtathletik.de. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Reitze, Jan Henner (24 October 2018). "Jacqueline Otchere - The high-flyer". Leichathletik. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "European Championships". World Athletics. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Otchere takes second pole vault championship title". ev-online.de. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "STABHOCH FRAUEN". Leichtathletik.de. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Post-nominated Otchere in the IAAF World Championships baton final". sport.de. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "US athletes dominate at the World Championships in Athletics in Eugene". newsingermany.com. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "DLV vergibt weitere EM-Startplätze für Rom an Normerfüller und Staffelmitglieder". Leichtathletikaccessdate=29 May 2024. 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Women Pole Vault Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Trapnell, Jasmine (8 February 2026). "Swoboda battles to 60m victory and Moe Berg dominates again in Dortmund". European Athletics. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Martin and Probst celebrate title hat trick, Alexander Stepanov storms to the best time on his own". Leichtathletik.de. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Zwölf Fragen an… Jacqueline Otchere". Leichathletik. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
External links
- Jacqueline Otchere at World Athletics
- Jacqueline Otchere at European Athletics
- Jacqueline Otchere at the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (archived) (in German)