Maximilian Kessler
Maximilian Kessler (born April 6, 1989 ) is a German athlete who specializes in sprinting .
Life
Kessler initially played football until he got into athletics. At the German Junior Championships in 2009 he was third with the 4 x 100 meter relay and in 2010 second with the 4 x 400 meter relay. In 2011 he won the German junior championships in both the 100 meter singles and the 4 x 100 meter relay. At the U23 European Championships , which were held in Ostrava in the same year , he won the bronze medal in 39.19 s with the German 4 x 100 meter relay (Florian Huebner, Maximilian Kessler, Robin Erewa , Felix Göltl).
In the adult area, Kessler was already used at the German championships in 2009 in the 4 x 100 meter relay, with which he reached second place. In 2011 he won with the relay ( George Petzold , Eric Franke , Maximilian Kessler, Lucas Jakubczyk ) in Kassel at the German championships. The following year he was third in the hall over 60 and 200 meters and second in the 4 x 200 meter relay. In 2013, Kessler won the German indoor championships in the 200-meter run. In August 2013 he was nominated for the 4 x 100 meter relay for the 2013 World Championships in Moscow .
Kessler has been with SCC Berlin since 2007 and trains with Carsten Köhrbrück .
Personal best
- 100 meters: 10.37 s, July 6, 2013 in Ulm
- 60 meters hall: 6.69 s, February 25, 2012 Karlsruhe
- 200 meters: 20.86 s, July 27, 2012 in Weinheim
- Hall: 21.07 s, February 26, 2012 in Karlsruhe
Individual evidence
- ^ Jan-Henner Reitze: Maximilian Kessler - From footballer to sprinter , www.leichtathletik.de March 21, 2012.
- ↑ The German World Cup team for Moscow at Leichtathletik.de , accessed on August 9, 2013.
Web links
- Athlete portrait of Maximilian Kessler at the IAAF (English)
- Athlete portrait at the DLV
- Portrait at SCC Berlin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kessler, Maximilian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1989 |