Marc Koch (athlete)

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Marc Koch athletics
nation GermanyGermany Germany
birthday 24th May 1994 (age 26)
place of birth Berlin ,  Germany
size 186 cm
Weight 75 kg
job Student (industrial engineering)
Career
discipline Long sprints
Best performance 400 m: 46.40 s (indoor), 46.18 s (open air)
society LG Nord , first club: Reinickendorfer Füchse
Trainer Nadine Großkopf, first trainer: Kasimir Kielar
status active
Medal table
German championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 2 × bronze
German indoor championships 1 × gold 1 × silver 1 × bronze
DLV logo German indoor championships
bronze Erfurt 2017 400 m
bronze Erfurt 2017 4 × 400 m
DLV logo German indoor championships
silver Leipzig 2016 400 m
gold Leipzig 2017 400 m
bronze Leipzig 2019 400 m
last change: February 18, 2019

Marc Koch (born May 24, 1994 in Berlin ) is a German athlete who specializes in long sprints . He also runs seasons .

career path

2014 was marked by the Abitur. In the winter semester 2014/15 he studied industrial engineering at the TU Berlin and later at the Beuth University for a bachelor's degree .

Athletic career

2013 Koch had his hitherto best year when he 400 yards German youth champion in both the Indoor Championships and at the Youth Championships outdoors was and at the U20 European Championships in Rieti fifth place with the 4 x 400-meter relay team finished .

In 2015, Koch was able to secure the title of German U23 champion with the 4 x 400 meter relay and came third over the 400 meters. He also occupied this with the 4 x 400 meter relay at the U23 European Championships in Tallinn with which he ran to 5th place at the German Championships . During a stay of several months abroad to improve his English skills, he was supported by British trainer Tony Hadley to improve his speed.

In 2016, Koch became German indoor runner-up over 400 meters in his first final race in the adult class and achieved 6th place at the German championships over this distance. The German Athletics Association (DLV) nominated him for the 4 x 400 meter relay at the European Championships in Amsterdam , which reached 8th place.

In 2017, Koch was German indoor champion in Leipzig over 400 meters with a personal best in 46.40 s and qualified for the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade .

Koch is part of the B-team of the German Athletics Association (DLV) .

Marc Koch starts for the LG North Berlin and was previously with the Reinickendorfer Füchsen .

Honors

Top performances

(As of February 18, 2019)

Hall
  • 60 m: 7.04 s ( Potsdam January 13, 2018)
  • 200 m: 21.91 s ( Berlin , January 25, 2015)
  • 400 m: 46.40 s ( Leipzig , February 19, 2017)
open air
  • 100 m: 10.89 s -0.3 ( Weinheim , May 29, 2016)
  • 200 m: 22.17 s +0.2 ( Weinheim , May 29, 2016)
  • 400 m: 46.18 s ( Erfurt , July 9, 2017)

successes

national
international

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marc Koch , on: tu-sport.de, accessed February 28, 2017
  2. ↑ Top athletes studying at Beuth at: beuth-hochschule.de, accessed February 28, 2017
  3. ↑ Philip Häfner: Why Berlin's Marc Koch is not satisfied with silver , athletics, on: morgenpost.de, March 1, 2016, accessed February 23, 2017
  4. ↑ Peter Schmitt and Eberhard Vollmer: DLV nominates 104 EM participants , line-up for Amsterdam, on: Leichtathletik.de, from June 22, 2016, accessed February 28, 2017
  5. ↑ Awards 2013 , on: tu-sport.de, accessed February 28, 2017
  6. ↑ Honors and Prizes - Prize Winners of the TU Berlin , from: tu-berlin.de, accessed February 28, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Cook, Marc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin