German athlete
Laura Raquel Müller
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| Nationality | German |
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| Born | (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Long jump |
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| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 6.81m (Dortmund, 2024) |
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Laura Raquel Müller (born 23 April 2004) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.[1]
Early life
From Verrenberg in the Hohenlohe district of Germany, as a youngster she participated in gymnastics and dance, as well as athletics at a club in Öhringen. From January 2022 she attended a boarding school in Stuttgart and her athletics career began to be overseen by Tamas Kiss.[2]
Career
A successful junior athlete, in 2019 she set a new German U16 record over 100 metres.[3] She went on to win gold at the German U18 and U20 athletics championships in both the long jump and 100 metres.[4][5]
In 2021, she came fourth at the U20 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia with a jump of 6.61 metres, finishing a centimetre behind compatriot Mikaelle Assani.[6][7] After missing 18 months of competition with a succession of injuries, she returned in July 2023 with seventh place in the long jump at the German national championships in Kassel.[8] In August 2023, she was a bronze medalist in the long jump at the European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel.[9]
In January 2024, she set a new personal best distance of 6.81 metres in winning the long jump at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze event in Dortmund.[10]
In May 2024, she was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[11]
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