Karin Ertl

Karin Ertl (née Specht; born June 23, 1974 in Immenstadt im Allgäu ) is a former German pentathlon and heptathlete .

She achieved her greatest successes in indoor pentathlon competitions - with victory at the European Indoor Championships in 2000 and the bronze medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships . This was mainly due to their weakness in javelin throwing , which prevented major international success in the open air.

In 2001 she was the winner of the European Heptathlon Cup, in 1999 and 2001 she was German champion in the heptathlon. At the end of 2007, she announced her retirement from the sport.

Karin Ertl initially belonged to the sports club TV Immenstadt , later to the clubs LG Sempt , LAC Quelle Fürth / Munich 1860 and LG Regensburg . With a height of 1.77 m, she had a competition weight of 67 kg. Karin Ertl has been married to Christian Ertl since April 1999 and is the mother of two sons (* 2003 and * 2008) and a daughter (* 2011).

Assignments at international highlights in detail

(Heptathlon; pentathlon for indoor competitions)

• 1993, Junior European Championships: 2nd place (5548 points: 14.14 s - 1.80 m - 11.49 m - 25.29 s - 5.70 m - 38.34 m - 2: 27.05 min)
• 1995, World Indoor Championships 2001 : 10th place (4233 points: 8.50 s - 1.82 m - 11.89 m - 5.87 m - 2: 23.90 min)
• 1996, European Indoor Championships: 6th place (4403 points: 8.41 s - 1.85 m - 12.70 m - 5.95 m - 2: 22.91 min)
• 1998

  European Championships : 7th place (6239 points: 13.67 s - 1.86 m - 13.11 m - 24.60 s - 6.31 m - 41.44 m - 2: 17.43 min)

  European Indoor Championships: 3rd place (4523 points: 8.31 s - 1.86 m - 13.51 m - 6.15 m - 2: 25.29 min)

• 1999, World Championships : 6th place (6317 points: 13.83 s - 1.84 m - 13.28 m - 24.12 s - 6.25 m - 45.07 m - 2: 16.08 min)
• 2000

  Olympic Games : 7th place (6209 points: 13.43 s - 1.78 m - 13.55 m - 24.64 s - 6.22 m - 42.70 m - 2: 16.25 min)

  Indoor European Championships : 1st place (4671 points: 8.31 s - 1.86 m - 13.96 m - 6.24 m - 2: 18.57 min)

• 2001

  World Championships : 5th place (6283 points: 13.56 s - 1.82 m - 13.83 m - 24.91 s - 6.28 m - 45.89 m - 2: 18.54 min)

  Indoor World Championships : 3rd place (4678 points: 8.51 s - 1.83 m - 14.79 m - 6.34 m - 2: 18.48 min)

• 2004 Olympic Games : 17th place (6,095 points: 13.52 s - 1.73 m -13.92 m - 24.71 s - 6.03 m - 44.45 m - 2: 18.68 min)
• 2005, World Championships : abandoned

Web links

• Website of Karin Ertl
• Karin Ertl in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Athlete portrait on Leichtathletik.de