Denise Hinrichs

Denise Hinrichs ( born June 7, 1987 in Rostock ) is a German shot putter.

She is since 2006 members of the federal police sports school Kienbaum, the top sports conveyor of the Federal Police for summer and year-round sports.

Life

In 2003, she finished fourth at the World Junior Championships, in 2005 she was Junior European Champion and the following year Junior Vice World Champion. In 2007 he again silver, this time at the U23 European Championships.

After her bronze was at the German Indoor Championships in 2006 until then the greatest success in the adult population, they won in the indoor season, the 2008 title. At the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, she just missed the finals in ninth qualifying. 24 May 2008 Hinrichs increased in Halle ( Saale), their personal best to 19.07 m. With this performance, she qualified for participation in the Olympic Games in Beijing.

2009 Hinrichs was both in the hall, as well as outdoors German champion. At the European Indoor Championships in Turin, she won with a distance of 19.63 meters - at the same time new personal best - the silver medal. Outdoors, it increased this year to perform at their best 19.47 m. In the summer it was U23 European Champion and at the World Championships in Berlin, she came in at number eleven.

In 2010 she reached the eighth place at the European Championships in Helsinki. In 2011 she retired to a torn ACL on his left knee. In 2012 she was at the German Championships third parties, but at the end of the year tore her ACL again.

Denise Hinrichs is 1,80 m tall and weighs 80 kg. She started for the Schwaaner SV, SC Neubrandenburg and since 2007 for the TV Wattenscheid 01