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| Born | 29 September 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Shot put: 20.46 m (Dortmund, 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Georg Harpf (born 29 September 2005) is a German shot putter. He won the German Indoor Athletics Championships in 2026 and was the bronze medalist at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
Career
[edit]Harpf competed as a young athlete as a member of MTV Ingolstadt from 2021, before later working with the coach Andreas Bücheler.[2] Harpf won the silver medal in the shot put at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel.[3] Harpf won the bronze medal in the shot put at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, with 20.28m.[4][2][5]
In 2025, he placed third in the shot put at the senior German Athletics Championships.[6] In February 2026, Harpf achieved a personal best with the senior shot out of 19.96m whilst competing in Nehvizdy, Czechia. He then won the German Indoor Athletics Championships on 27 February 2026, achieving a new personal best of 20.46 metres, throwing over 20 metres for the first time.[7][6][8]
Personal life
[edit]From Ingolstadt, he trains in Munich with LG Stadtwerke München. He is a member of the Bavarian Police with whom is a member of their elite sports program.[6][8][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Georg Harpf". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Roth, Norbert (6 September 2024). "Ingolstadt shot put talent Georg Harpf celebrates a successful end to his U20 career in Peru". Donaukurier.de. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Van Daalen strikes world U20 shot put gold in Lima". European Athletics. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Georg Harpf: "With the European Championships in mind, my goal was 20.20 meters"". Leichtathletik. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "German Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 27 Feb 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ a b Rehberger, Christian (27 February 2026). "For the first time over 20 meters! Shot putter Georg Harpf from Ingolstadt is German champion". Donaukurier.de. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
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