Marius Karges

Marius Karges (born 14 January 2003) is a German discus thrower. In 2022, he became World under-20 Champion in the discus throw.[1]

Early life

Karges was born in Bad Wildungen, in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of Hesse, Germany. He attended the Carl von Weinberg School in Frankfurt and is a member of Eitracht Frankfurt athletics club.[2]

Career

In August 2022, he was a gold medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, finishing ahead of compatriot Miká Sosna, winning gold with a throw of 65.55 metres.[3]

He came third at the German Winter Throwing Championships in 2023, with a personal best throw with the 2 kilogram men’s discus of 62.43 meters. Shortly afterwards, he was selected for his senior international debut, representing Germany at the European Throwing Cup in Portugal.[4] He finished seventh in Portugal with a throw of 60.94 metres.[5]

In May 2023, he threw a new personal best of 63.74 metres in Halle.[6] In July 2023, he was a silver medalist at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, finishing behind Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna.[7]

He threw a personal best 64.11 metres for the two-kilogram men's discus whilst competing in Neubrandenburg in May 2024 during a run of consistency that saw him not drop below 60 metres in a competition for the first part of the year, although ultimately he fell short of the European Championships standard of 65.20 metres.[8] He finished runner-up at the German U23 Championships in Monchengladbach in July 2024 with a throw of 63.51 metres.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Marius Karges". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Marius Karges is "Elite Student of the Year"". rheinmainverlag.de. July 11, 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Super Cali goes ballistic, athletes are precocious". World Athletics. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ "World champion meets world champion: Marius Karges starts at the European Cup". hna.de. March 10, 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ "European Throwing Cup". World Athletics. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Discus thrower Marius Karges throws a record at the start of the season". hna.de. May 22, 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Eintracht-Werfer Klose & Karges holen in Espoo 25 Prozent der DLV-Medaillen". hlv.de. 21 July 2023.
  8. ^ Menkel, Gerhard (5 June 2024). "Discus thrower Marius Karges already has new goals in mind". hna.de.
  9. ^ "German U23 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.