Marc Koch (athlete)
Marc Koch | ||||||||||||||||||||||
nation | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | 24th May 1994 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Berlin , Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
size | 186 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||
job | Student (industrial engineering) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- 2013: Award from TU Berlin for the U20 championship over 400 m
- 2015: Award from TU Berlin for 5th place in the 4 x 400 meter relay at the German Championships
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
- 2010: 7th place German U18 championships (4 × 100 m)
- 2011: 6th place German U18 championships (400 m)
- 2012: 3rd place German U20 indoor championships (400 m)
- 2012: 4th place German U20 indoor championships (4 × 200 m)
- 2012: 3rd place German U20 championships (400 m)
- 2013: German U20 indoor champion (400 m)
- 2013: German U20 champion (400 m)
- 2014: 6th place German U23 championships (4 × 400 m)
- 2014: 8th place German U23 championships (400 m)
- 2015: German U23 champion (4 × 400 m)
- 2015: 3rd place German U23 championships (400 m)
- 2015: 5th place German championships (4 × 400 m)
- 2016: German indoor runner-up (400 m)
- 2016: 6th place German championships (400 m)
- 2017: German indoor champion (400 m)
- 2019: 3rd place German Indoor Championships (400 m)
- international
- 2013: 5th place U20 European Championships (4 × 400 m)
- 2015: 3rd place U23 European Championships (4 × 400 m)
- 2016: 8th place European Championships (4 × 400 m)
Web links
- Marc Koch in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on Leichtathletik.de
- Marc Koch on the university side
- U23-EM 2015 Tallinn team brochure of the DLV, p. 17
- Competition overview on Leichtathletik-datenbank.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marc Koch , on: tu-sport.de, accessed February 28, 2017
- ↑ Top athletes studying at Beuth at: beuth-hochschule.de, accessed February 28, 2017
- ↑ Philip Häfner: Why Berlin's Marc Koch is not satisfied with silver , athletics, on: morgenpost.de, March 1, 2016, accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Awards 2013 , on: tu-sport.de, accessed February 28, 2017
- ↑ Honors and Prizes - Prize Winners of the TU Berlin , from: tu-berlin.de, accessed February 28, 2017
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cook, Marc |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |