Marlene Meier

Marlene Meier
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m hurdles: 7.92 (Berlin, 2025)
100m hurdles: 12.93 (Berlin, 2024)

Marlene Meier (born 7 March 2002) is a German sprint hurdler. She has won German national titles over 100 metres hurdles and 60 metres hurdles.

Early and personal life

From Pulheim, her parents are former athletes Heike Henkel and Paul Meier. She started athletics at TSV Glessen but also participated in gymnastics and ballet as a child.[1] She attended school in Leverkusen before studying Sustainable Design in Cologne.[2]

Career

A TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen athlete, she showed aptitude for sprint hurdles from an early age, winning German titles at under-15 and under-16 level.[2] In 2020, she won the German U20 national title.[3] She qualified for the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia with a personal best time in the 100 metres hurdles recorded at the Junior Gala in Mannheim, of 13.56 seconds. At the Championships, she reached the semi-finals.[2]

She became German national champion in the 100 metres hurdles for the first time in 2022.[4][5] That year, she also won the German U23 title in Wattenscheid.[1] In February 2023, she was runner-up at the German Indoor Championships over 60 metres hurdles.[6] In September 2023, she improved her personal best over 100m hurdles to 13.00.[7] She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[8] In July 2024, she ran under 13 seconds for the 100 metres hurdles for the first time.[9]

She ran under 8 seconds for the 60m hurdles for the first time on 9 February 2025, in Düsseldorf.[10] She became German national indoor champion over 60 metres hurdles in Dortmund in February 2025.[11] She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Appeldoorn, where she qualified for the final, placing sixth overall.[12]

Meier went below eight seconds again the following year and had a victory in the 60m hurdles at the Erfurt Indoor 2026, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Challenger meeting, beating Rosina Schneider in 7.97 seconds.[13] She then successfully defended her national title at the German Indoor Championships, equalling her personal best to win the 60 metres hurdles final on 28 February 2026.[14] She was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Driving license cost more nerves than the competitions". ksta.de. October 27, 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Marlene Meier – Aus der U20 direkt zum ersten Titel in der Frauenklasse". Leichtathletik.de. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. ^ "TSV juniors celebrate five medals". rp-online.de. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  4. ^ "German Championships". 23 June 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Marlene is German champion: Parents were Olympic stars – Lückenkemper sprints top time". Express.de. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Roleder says goodbye with DM bronze". Sport1.de. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Istaf meeting in Berlin is a highlight for the Bayer starters". ksta.de. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  8. ^ "2024 European Athletics Championships - Day One". Sportsfile. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  9. ^ "In die Wiege gelegt: Marlene Meier". Sporthilife.de. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  10. ^ "7500 Fans celebrate world-class athletics at the ISTAF INDOOR". duesseldorf.istaf-indoor.de. 9 Feb 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  11. ^ "German Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Women's 60m hurdles Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  13. ^ Mills, Steven (13 Feb 2026). "Attaoui takes an unopposed 800m victory in Erfurt". European Athletics. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  14. ^ "WM-Normen im Sprint-Showdown sorgen für krönenden Tages-Abschluss". Leichtathletik. 28 Feb 2026. Retrieved 28 Feb 2026.
  15. ^ "13 DLV-Athlet:innen starten bei der Hallen-WM in Torun". Leichtathletik.de. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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