Vanessa Grimm (athlete)
.jpg) Vanessa Grimm in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 22 April 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event | Heptathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Heptathlon: 6323 (Götzis 2022) |
Vanessa Grimm (born 22 April 1997) is a German heptathlete.[1]
Career[edit]
Grimm won the German national indoor pentathlon title in Leverkusen in February 2020.[2][3]
Grimm recorded a personal best heptathlon score of 6316 on 30 May 2021 at the Mösle-Stadium, Götzis.[4] She also competed in the heptathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
She missed a lot of competitive action in 2022, including a home European Championships, due to a cruciate ligament tear in her knee.[6]
Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she finished in 14th place overall.[7]
Personal life[edit]
From Hofgeismar, Grimm works as a police officer in Frankfurt.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Vanessa Grimm at World Athletics
- ^ Storm, Katja (28 January 2022). "The Rise of Vanessa Grimm". faz.net. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Koken, Harold (February 2, 2020). "Vanessa Grimm wins the pentathlon title with a house record". Leichtathletik.de. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Remsperger, Thorsten (1 June 2021). "Vanessa Grimm becomes a candidate for the Olympics". fnp.de. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Vanessa Grimm". Olympics.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Scholz, Martin (21 January 2023). "Vanessa Grimm starts the World Cup year with optimism". hna.de. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's Heptathlon Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Reichert, Sebastian (5 May 2020). "Vanessa Grimm: Not just training with car tires". hna.de. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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