Bo Kanda Lita Baehre (born 29 April 1999) is a German athlete specialising in the pole vault.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2017 European U20 Championships.
 Bo Kanda Lita Baehre in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 April 1999 Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | ART Düsseldorf TSV Bayer Leverkusen |
| Coached by | Christine Adams |
Medal record | |
His personal bests in the event are 5.90 metres outdoors (Berlin 2022) and 5.81 metres indoors (Düsseldorf 2022).
Personal life
editBorn in Germany, he is of DR Congolese descent through his father.[2][better source needed] He is a cousin of a British footballer, Leroy Lita.[3]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany | ||||
| 2015 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Tbilisi, Georgia | 1st | 4.92 m |
| 2016 | European Youth Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | 2nd | 5.30 m |
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 2nd | 5.45 m |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 4th | 5.50 m |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 15th (q) | 5.51 m | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7th | 5.55 m |
| European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 1st | 5.65 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 5.70 m | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 4th (q) | 5.60 m1 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | 5.70 m | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 7th | 5.87 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | 5.85 m | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 9th | 5.40 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 14th (q) | 5.45 m |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 9th | 5.70 m | |
1No mark in the final
References
edit- ^ Bo Kanda Lita Baehre at World Athletics
- ^ "Pole vault pirate Lita Baehre in top form ahead of the World Championships - World News | TakeToNews". June 27, 2022.
- ^ Koken, Harald (3 October 2017). "Bo Kanda Lita Baehre: Kometenhafter Aufstieg in perfektem Umfeld" (in German). Leichtathletik.de. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
