Germany sends strong team to U23-European Championships

July 8, 2009

The German Athletics Federation DLV nominated the team for the U23-European Championships 2009 that will take place in Kaunas (LIT) from 16th to 19th of July. Several medals are expected as, six German athletes currently lead the European Rankings. However in the distance events the expectations are not as high, even if some medals seem to be possible.
The complete German Team:

Women
400 Meter: Sorina Nwachukwu (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
4×400 Meter: Esther Cremer (TV Wattenscheid 01), Sorina Nwachukwu, Fabienne Kohlmann (LG Karlstadt), Janin Lindenberg (LG NIKE Berlin), Lena Schmidt (LG Hilden)
100 Meter H: Cindy Roleder (LAZ Leipzig), Anne-Kathrin Elbe (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Stefanie Saumweber (SSV Ulm)
400 Meter H: Fabienne Kohlmann (LG Karlstadt), Jill Richards (SCC Berlin)
800 Meter: Annett Horna (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
1.500 Meter: Denise Krebs (TV Wattenscheid 01)
5.000 Meter: Mareike Schrulle (LG ASV/DSHS Köln), Cornelia Schwennen (SV Concordia Emsbüren), Susanne Lutz (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg)
3.000 Meter steeple: Julia Hiller (LAC Quelle Fürth/München), Susanne Lutz (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg)
High: Julia Wanner (LAC Berlin), Jennifer Klein (MTG Mannheim), Melanie Bauschke (LG NIKE Berlin)
Pole vault: Elizaveta Ryzih (ABC Ludwigshafen), Denise von Eynatten (LG Leinfelden-Echterdingen)
Long: Anika Leipold (Athletik Team Hamburg), Melanie Bauschke (LG NIKE Berlin), Sosthene Moguenara (TV Wattenscheid 01)
Triple: Ekaterina Menne (LC Paderborn)
Shot put: Denise Hinrichs (TV Wattenscheid 01)
Discus: Anna-Katharina Weller (LG Olympia Dortmund)
Javelin: Sandra Schaffarzik (ESV Nürnberg Rangierbahnhof)

Men
100 Meter: Aleixo Platini Menga (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
200 Meter: Aleixo Platini Menga (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
4×100 Meter: Christian Blum (LAC Quelle Fürth/München), Alwin Flohr (TV Wattenscheid 01), Aleixo Platini Menga (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Maximilian Panthen (LG Stadtwerke München), Kevin Sellke (TV Gladbeck), Jan Quade (TV Wattenscheid 01)
400 Meter: Eric Krüger (SC Magdeburg)
110 Meter H: Eric Balnuweit (LAZ Leipzig), Paul Dittmer (MTV Hanstedt)
400 Meter H: Silvio Schirrmeister (Dresdner SC), David Gollnow (TSV Erding), Stephan Stoll (VfL Sindelfingen)
800 Meter: Robin Schembera (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Sebastian Keiner (Erfurter LAC), Sören Ludolph (LG Braunschweig)
5.000 Meter: Rico Schwarz (ASV Erfurt), Philipp Pflieger (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg), Musa Roba-Kinkel (TV Gelnhausen)
10.000 Meter: Matti Markowski (OSC Berlin), Musa Roba-Kinkel (TV Gelnhausen)
20 Kilometer race walking: Christopher Linke (SC Potsdam)
Pole vault: Karsten Dilla (LAV Bayer Uerdingen-Dormagen), Raphael Holzdeppe (LAZ Zweibrücken)
Long: Mario Kral (Hallesche LA Freunde), Timo Kirchenberger (SCC Berlin)
Shot put: Tobias Hepperle (VfB Stuttgart), Markus Bandekow (SCC Berlin)
Discus: Martin Wierig (SC Magdeburg)
Hammer: Alexander Ziegler (LG Staufen), Benjamin Hedermann (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
Javelin: Matthias de Zordo (SV Schlau.com Saar 05 Saarbrücken), Maximilian Buchholz (SC Magdeburg)
Decathlon: Rico Freimuth (Hallesche LA Freunde), Steffen Kahlert (TuS Wunsdorf), Matthias Prey (Hamburger SV)