Jenny Elbe

Jenny Elbe
Jenny Elbe in 2012
Personal information
Born (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34)
Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
EducationDresden University of Technology[1]
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportTrack and field
EventTriple jump
ClubDresdner SC 1898[2]

Jenny Elbe (born 18 April 1990) is a German athlete specialising in the triple jump.[3] She represented her country at several major international competitions making the final at the 2013 European Indoor Championships and 2014 European Championships.

Born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany, Elbe's personal bests in the event are 14.28 metres outdoors (+1.4 m/s Dresden 2016) and 14.27 metres (Belgrade 2017).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 10th Triple jump 13.01 m (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd Triple jump 13.55 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 4th Triple jump 13.73 m
Universiade Shenzhen, China 8th Triple jump 13.73 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th (q) Triple jump 13.98 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 7th Triple jump 13.81 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 11th Triple jump 13.68 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 2nd Triple jump 13.86 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th Triple jump 14.08 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th (q) Triple jump 14.02 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th Triple jump 14.12 m

References