JUNGFLEISCH Marie-Laurence

Germany

Athletics

Date of Birth: 7 Oct 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Place of birth: PARIS

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : STUTTGART

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's High Jump	10

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump A	Women's High Jump Qualification - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump A	Women's High Jump Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	High Jump
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	7th (1.93)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	High Jump
2017	London, GBR	4th (1.95)
2015	Beijing, CHN	6th (1.99)
2013	Moscow, RUS	12th (NM)

European Championships

Year	Location	High Jump
2018	Berlin, GER	3rd (1.96)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	High Jump
2019	1 x 7th
2018	2 x 3rd, 2 x 7th, 1 x 11th
2017	1 x 8th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
3	2018	High Jump	Zurich, SUI	1.90
3	2018	High Jump	Shanghai, CHN	1.88
7	2019	High Jump	Stockholm, SWE	1.78
7	2018	High Jump	Rabat, MAR	1.90
7	2018	High Jump	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	1.94
8	2017	High Jump	Rome, ITA	1.88
11	2018	High Jump	Rome, ITA	1.84

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2017	High Jump	World Challenge	Hengelo, NED	1.90

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Social Work Studies - Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Languages spoken:

English, German

Club name:

VfB Stuttgart 1893 [Germany]

Coach:

Tamas Kiss [personal], HUN, from 2011

Injuries:

An Achilles tendon injury caused her to miss the 2019 World Championships in Doha. Qatar. (stuttgarter-nachrichten.de, 28 Apr 2020)

Start:

She began athletics at age 12 and started focusing on high jump at age 15. (dosb.de, 27 Jun 2018)

Reason:

A teacher recommended she go along to an athletics club. "It all began when I competed at a national schools tournament where a teacher noticed I had a talent for the long jump and told my parents I should find a club. Before athletics I had tried judo and horse riding, but I never thought of competing in sport. I enjoyed the social aspect of sport, especially interacting with other children." (German Athletics Association [DLV] Media Guide, 22 Aug 2015; dosb.de, 27 Jun 2018)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (stuttgarter-nachrichten.de, 28 Apr 2020; Instagram profile, 02 Jul 2020)

Training:

She trains at the Olympic Training Centre in Stuttgart, Germany. (stuttgarter-nachrichten.de, 18 Mar 2020)

Influence:

Her grandfather. (badische-zeitung.de, 25 Feb 2012)

Philosophy:

"Don't laugh about someone who takes a step back, they could just be starting." (marielaurencejungfleisch.de, 20 Jan 2016)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
She has worked as a school teacher in Germany. (dosb.de, 27 Jun 2018; marielaurencejungfleisch.de, 04 Aug 2019)

HERITAGE
She was born in Paris, France, to a Martinican father and German mother. At age three she moved with her family to Freiburg, Germany. (stuttgarter-zeitung.de, 15 Feb 2016; neckar-chronik.de, 08 Jul 2013)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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