STEINRUCK Katharina

Germany
Athletics
22 Aug 1989
31
Female
LEIPZIG
 
Germany
FRANKFURT AM MAIN
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's Marathon 31

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sapporo Odori Park
Women's Marathon Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Athletics Championships
YearLocationMarathon
2017London, GBR39th (2:39:59)

European Championships
YearLocationMarathonMarathon Team
2018Berlin, GER16th (2:35:00)DNF

World Marathon Majors
RankEventYearLocationResult
5Marathon2016/2017Berlin, GER2:28:34

Gold Label Road Races
RankEventYearLocationResult
8Marathon2017Frankfurt am Main, GER2:29:29
10Marathon2019Frankfurt am Main, GER2:27:26


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
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Kath (katharinaheinig.de, 23 Mar 2020)
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Katharina Heinig
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Athlete
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University for Police and Administration [HfPV], Germany
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Husband Robert
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German
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LG Eintracht Frankfurt [Germany]
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Katrin Dorre-Heinig [mother, national], GER
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Her mother Katrin Dorre-Heinig won bronze representing East Germany in the marathon at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. She also competed in the marathon representing Germany at the 1992 and 1996 Games, where she finished fifth and fourth, respectively. Her father Wolfgang Heinig was a sprinter at club level for SC Leipzig between 1965 and 1971, and has worked as an athletics coach at national level in Germany. (worldathletics.org, 25 Apr 1999; leichtathletik.de, 05 Nov 2019; tagesspiegel.de, 11 Apr 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Aug 2020)
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She had a foot operation in late 2018 and was sidelined until mid-2019. (runnersworld.de, 14 May 2020)

She suffered from hypothermia during the 2016 Zurich Marathon in Austria, and was forced to withdraw from the race after 25 kilometres. (worldathletics.org, 27 Jul 2017)

In 2015 she underwent surgery on a recurring heel injury. She was out until early 2016. (worldathletics.org, 27 Jul 2017)
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She was originally involved in ballet, high jump and long jump before switching to long-distance running. (lawm.sportschau.de, 12 Aug 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. (katharinaheinig.de, 23 Mar 2020; tagesspiegel.de, 11 Apr 2020)
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US long-distance runner Shalane Flanagan. (laufzeit.de, 14 Apr 2020)
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Her family and friends. (laufzeit.de, 14 Apr 2020)
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"The point is not to never fall, but to get up every time." (laufzeit.de, 14 Apr 2020)

General Interest

General
TOKYO POSTPONEMENT
She says her experience of not making the qualifying standard for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has helped her deal with the impact of the postponement of the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "Mentally I have coped with the situation much better now than in 2016. Perhaps I am better equipped to deal with such a disappointment [the postponement] now. Maybe it's also because this time it doesn't hit me alone, but everyone else too." (runnersworld.de, 14 May 2020)

FUTURE PLANS
She was planning to take a break from the sport after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo to have a child with her husband. After the Games were postponed to 2021, she said she would continue training and competing until after Tokyo and aim to return before the 2024 Games in Paris. "I am 31 years old and I want to have children. Ideally I want to continue my running career afterwards. It takes a lot of time to prepare [for competitions]. I see it [the postponement] as an opportunity to improve." (faz.net, 25 Mar 2020; tagesspiegel.de, 11 Apr 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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