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Karen Forkel (born 24 September 1970 in Wolfen) is a German track and field athlete and an Olympic medal winner. In the 1990s she was among the world's best javelin throwers. Her biggest success came in the 1992 Summer Olympics when she took the bronze medal with a throw of 66.86 meters.[1]

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Karen Forkel

Personal information
Nationality	East Germany  Germany
Born	24 September 1970 (1970-09-24) (age 51) Wolfen, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	East Germany  Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Club	SV Halle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	71.20 (1991)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  East Germany European Championships 1990 Split Javelin Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Javelin World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Javelin European Championships 1994 Helsinki Javelin

Her personal best throw with the new-type-javelin was 65.17 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt.[2] This ranks her fifth among German javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll, Steffi Nerius, Tanja Damaske and Linda Stahl.[2] With the old javelin type she threw 70.20 metres in May 1991 in Halle. This ranks her fifth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk and Beate Koch.[3]

Forkel represented SC Chemie Halle, which after the German reunification was renamed SV Halle. During her career she was 1.72 meters tall and weighed 63 kilograms.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  East Germany
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	57.00 m
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	1st	61.44 m
1989	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	1st	70.12 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	2nd	67.56 m
Representing  Germany
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th	57.90 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	66.86 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	65.80 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	66.10 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	64.18 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	64.18 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	14th	60.70 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	12th	54.65 m

• 1993 European Cup (athletics) final: 2nd place (61.92)
• 1994 IAAF World Cup final: 3rd place (61.26); 1994 European cup final: 2nd place (65.58)
• 2000 European Cup (athletics) Final: 6th place (52.89)

References

External links

• Karen Forkel at World Athletics
• Karen Forkel at the International Olympic Committee
• Karen Forkel at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Karen Forkel

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[fr] Karen Forkel

Karen Forkel (née le 24 septembre 1970 à Wolfen) est une athlète allemande spécialiste du lancer du javelot.

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[it] Karen Forkel

Karen Forkel (Wolfen, 24 settembre 1970) è un'ex giavellottista tedesca. In carriera ha vinto un bronzo ai Giochi olimpici di Barcellona 1992 e un argento ai mondiali di Stoccarda 1993.

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