Olivia Gürth

Olivia Gürth (born 31 May 2002) is a German track and field athlete. In 2023, she became the European U23 champion in the 3000m steeplechase.[1]

Olivia Gürth
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 2:03.70 (Pfungstadt, 2023)
1500m: 4:14.86 (Rehlingen, 2023)
3000m: 9:12.76 (Regensberg, 2023)
3000m Steeplechase: 9:20.08 (Budepest, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Espoo3000 m steeplechase
European Athletics U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tallinn3000 m steeplechase

Career

Gürth runs for Diezer TSK Oraniens in Diez, Germany.[2] She won gold at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, in the 3000m steeplechase.[3] In the autumn of 2022, she began training in Frankfurt under Wolfgang Heinig, alongside the likes of Gesa Krause and Maruša Mišmaš.[4]

Gürth won gold at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in July 2023, recording a championship record time of 9:26.98 in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase.[5] She is only the fifth German women in history to run under 9:30.00 for the event.[6]

Competing in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she qualified for the final, running a 9:24.28 personal best in her heat. In the final she also ran a personal best, finishing fourteenth in 9:20.08.[7] She made her Diamond League debut in August 2023, in Zurich.[8]

References
  1. "O.Gürth". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. Nink, Stefan (16 July 2023). "EM in Espoo: U23 competition only sees the heels of Olivia Gürth in the obstacle course over 3000 meters". Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. Smythe, Steve (July 17, 2021). "Ireland top Euro U20 Champs medals table after three golds on day three". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. "Olivia Gürth: "I was in the tunnel"". Leichtathletik.de. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. "Gürth eclipses championship record to strike 3000m steeplechase gold for Germany". European-Athletics. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. Bernhart, Silke (17 June 2023). "Less than 9:30 minutes: Olivia Gürth advances into a select circle". Leichtathletik.de. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results: Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2023". Watch Athletics. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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