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] CareerGürth 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 Zürich.[8] In May 2024, she was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[9] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, running a personal best time of 9:16.47.[10] References
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