Lilly Kaden

Lilly Kaden
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born6 September 2001 (23 years, 125 days old)[1]
Home townWinterbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[2]
EducationWestphalian University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen [de][2]
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres
200 metres
ClubLG Olympia Dortmund[2]
Coached byThomas Kremer
Thomas Czarnetzki[2]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • 100m: 11.28 (+1.3) (2021)
  • 200m: 23.21 (+0.6) (2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 4 × 100 m relay
Updated on 29 December 2023

Lilly Kaden (born 6 September 2001) is a German sprinter. She won double gold medals at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships, in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay.

Biography

Kaden is from Winterbach, Baden-Württemberg where she started competing in athletics at the age of 7.[2] Her grandfather Paul Ivanfi was a noted high jumper.[2] She was initially a member of the FC Schalke 04 athletics club, but when the head coach Timo Krampen changed careers in 2020, Kaden switched to the LG Olympia Dortmund club coached by Thomas Kremer and sprint specialist Thomas Czarnetzki.[2] She studied at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen [de] in Gelsenkirchen.[2]

In July 2021, Kaden won double gold at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships, in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m events.[3]

In August 2021, Kaden was featured in the German TV program "Lokalzeit aus Dortmund".[4]

In 2022, Kaden was injured at the Sparkassen Gala in Regensburg. Despite a partial recovery and meeting the performance standard, she had to miss the 2022 World Athletics Championships due to a related thigh injury.[5][1]

Kaden competed in the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in both the 100 m and 4 × 100 m events again, but she did not advance out of the semifinals in the 100 m and the German team finished 4th in the relay.[1]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date Ref
100 metres 11.28 (+1.3 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
(semifinal #3)		 European Athletics U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 8 July 2021 [1]
200 metres 23.21 (+0.6 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
(round B)		 PURE Athletics Global Invitational Clermont, Florida 1 May 2022 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lilly Kaden at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lilly Kaden überrascht mit ihrem 100-Meter-Titel bei der U23-EM". Westphalian Football and Athletics Association (in German).
  3. ^ "Gold for sprinter Jeremiah Azu in Tallinn". Athletics Weekly.
  4. ^ "Sprinterin Lilly Kaden zu Gast in der "Lokalzeit aus Dortmund"". Westphalian Football and Athletics Association (in German).
  5. ^ "Lilly Kaden bleibt trotz verletzungsbedingter WM-Absage optimistisch". Westphalian Football and Athletics Association (in German).