Kira Wittmann
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 July 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Triple jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Triple jump: 14.08m (Dortmund, 2023) |
Kira Wittmann (born 13 July 2000) is a German triple jumper. She is a multiple-time German national champion, both outdoors and indoors.[1]
Career
From Badbergen, Wittman became interested in athletics through the Federal Youth Games. As a 12-year-old she began training at SV Quitt Ankum and was initially a sprinter and long jumper before transitioning to the triple jump from the age of 15 years-old. She won the 2017 German Youth Championships in Ulm with a personal best 12.87 metres. She also placed third with 6.04 meters in the long jump at the championships.[2] Wittmann won the German under-20 title in the triple jump in 2018.[3] The following year, Wittmann achieved a new personal best of 13.20 metres to place securing a fourth place finish at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships.[4]
A member of LG Göttingen from 2019 and based in Hanover, coached by Frank Reinhardt, Wittman had a seventh place finish at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships. She won the senior German Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2023, making a personal best jump of 14.08 metres, jumping over 14 metres for the first time. At the age of 22 years-old, she was the third youngest German woman to achieve that distinction. She subsequently represented Germany at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, reaching the final of the women’s triple jump, and placing seventh overall.[2] Wittmann jumped 13.64 meters without advancing to the final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[5]
Wittmann placed second to Jessie Maduka at the German Indor Championships in February 2024.[6] She won the German Athletics Championships in June 2024 with a jump of 13.74 metres in Braunschweig.[7]
Wittmann represented Germany at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in March 2025, without advancing to the final.[8] Wittmann jumped 13.97 metres in finishing runner-up to Caroline Joyeux at the German Championships in August 2025 in Dresden.[9] Wittmann won ahead of Joyeux at the German Indoor Championships on 28 February 2026, winning the title with a best jump of 13.94 metres.[10]
References
- ^ "Kira Wittmann". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ a b "WM-Kira Wittmann – Welcome to the 14-meter club". Leichtathletik. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "World-class jumpers in Garbsen". Myheimat.de. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "Der große Disziplin-Check 2019 – Dreisprung Frauen". Leichtathletik. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "2023 World Athletics Championships: Kira Wittmann has no chance in triple jump qualification - Yulimar Rojas dominant". Eurosport.de. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "German Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "German Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "German Championships". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "WM-Normen im Sprint-Showdown sorgen für krönenden Tages-Abschluss". Leichtathletik. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.