Hanna Klein

Hanna Klein
	Klein at the 2018 German Athletics Championships in Nuremberg
Personal information
Born	6 April 1993 (age 31); Landau in der Pfalz, Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-, Long-distance running
Club	LAV Stadtwerke Tübingen
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Germany
European Indoor Championships
Summer Universiade
European Cross Country Championships

Hanna Klein (born 6 April 1993)^[1] is a German middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 3000 metres at the 2023 European Indoor Championships and bronze for the 1500 metres at the 2021 European Indoor Championships. Klein finished fifth in the 1500 m at the 2022 European Championships. She took gold for the 5000 metres at the 2017 Universiade.

Klein won several German national titles outdoors and indoors (1500 m, 5000 m, 3000 m).

Career

Klein finished 11th in both the 1500 metres at the 2017 World Athletics Championships held in London and the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, her highest position at global championships.^[1]

After her bronze medal for the 1500 m at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, she secured her first major title with gold for the 3000 m at the 2023 edition in Istanbul. It was the first time in her senior career (since 2015) that she outsprinted compatriot Konstanze Klosterhalfen who earned silver. Klein was beaten by Klosterhalfen to gold at the German Indoor Championships the previous month and their win-loss record stood at 0–10 before.^[2]

Achievements

All information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.^[1]

International competitions

Representing Germany
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
2010	European Youth Olympic Trials	Moscow, Russia	5th	1000 m	2:44.55
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore, Singapore	7th (f2)	1000 m	2:51.40
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	8th	800 m	2:09.92
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	8th	1500 m	4:16.01
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	9th	3000 m i	8:58.57
	European Team Championships Super League	Lille, France	2nd	3000 m	9:01.64
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	11th	1500 m	4:06.22
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	1st	5000 m	15:45.28
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	19th (h)	1500 m i	4:12.11
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	5000 m	DNF
	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg, Netherlands	31st	Senior race	27:53
	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg, Netherlands	3rd	Team	50 pts
2019	European Team Championships Super League	Lille, France	1st	5000 m	15:39.00
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	18th (h)	5000 m	15:28.65
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	3rd	1500 m i	4:20.07
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	39th (h)	1500 m	4:14.83
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	11th	3000 m i	8:48.73
	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	11th (sf)	1500 m	4:04.62
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th	1500 m	4:05.49
	European Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	4th	Senior race	27:19
	European Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	1st	Team	9 pts
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	3000 m i	8:35.87 PB
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	6th	5000 m	14:58.28
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	31st (h)	5000 m	15:31.85

Personal bests

800 metres – 2:01.70 (Gillingham 2022)
1500 metres – 4:02.58 (Nice 2021)
- 1500 metres indoor – 4:06.23 (Liévin 2023)
Mile – 4:23.52 (Zagreb 2022)
3000 metres – 8:45.00 (Doha 2019)
- 3000 metres indoor – 8:35.87 (Istanbul 2023)
5000 metres – 14:51.71 (Birmingham 2022)

Road

10 kilometres – 31:40 (Uelzen 2021)

National titles

German Athletics Championships
- 1500 metres: 2020, 2021, 2022
- 5000 metres: 2018
German Indoor Athletics Championships
- 1500 metres: 2019, 2020
- 3000 metres: 2020, 2021, 2022
German 10 km Road Running Championships
- 10 kilometres: 2021^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hanna KLEIN – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^ "Hallen-EM 2023 in Istanbul: Hanna Klein triumphiert über 3.000 m und überrascht Konstanze Klosterhalfen". German Road Races (in German). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Neumann, Martin (31 October 2021). "Hanna Klein überrascht mit 10-Kilometer-Titel, Nils Voigt siegt mit Schlussspurt". leichtathletik.de (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2023.

External links

Hanna Klein at World Athletics
Hanna Klein at Diamond League
Hanna Klein at Olympics.com
Hanna Klein at Olympedia
Hanna Klein at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)

[WAprofile-1] "Hanna KLEIN – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

[2] "Hallen-EM 2023 in Istanbul: Hanna Klein triumphiert über 3.000 m und überrascht Konstanze Klosterhalfen". German Road Races (in German). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[3] Neumann, Martin (31 October 2021). "Hanna Klein überrascht mit 10-Kilometer-Titel, Nils Voigt siegt mit Schlussspurt". leichtathletik.de (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[1]

v t e World University Games champions in women's 3000 metres and 5000 metres
3000 metres (1975–1993)	1975: Natalia Andrei (ROU) 1977: Not held 1979: Not held 1981: Breda Pergar (YUG) 1983: Maria Radu (ROU) 1985: Cathy Branta (USA) 1987: Paula Ivan (ROU) 1989: Paula Ivan (ROU) 1991: Iulia Besliu (ROU) 1993: Clare Eichner (USA)
5000 metres (1995–present)	1995: Gabriela Szabo (ROU) 1997: Nnenna Lynch (USA) 1999: Rie Ueno (JPN) 2001: Dong Yanmei (CHN) 2003: Eloise Poppett (AUS) 2005: Kimberley Smith (NZL) 2007: Jéssica Augusto (POR) 2009: Sara Moreira (POR) 2011: Binnaz Uslu (TUR) 2013: Olga Golovkina (RUS) 2015: Kristiina Mäki (CZE) 2017: Hanna Klein (GER) 2019: Jessica Warner-Judd (GBR) 2021: Mariana Machado (POR)