Claudine Vita

Claudine Vita (born 19 September 1996 in Frankfurt an der Oder) is a German athlete competing in the discus throw and shot put. She competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, as well as multiple other major championships. She was a bronze medalist at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, and a gold medalist at the 2017 European U23 Championships and 2015 European Junior Championships.

Career She won a silver medal at the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. She won a gold medal in the discus throw at the 2015 European Junior Championships in Eskilstuna, Sweden. She won a gold medal in the discus throw at the 2017 European U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. She was a silver medalist at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples. She won gold competing for Germany at the 2019 European Athletics Team Championships in Poland.

She competed at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan held in 2021, where she qualified for the final and placed ninth overall.

She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she successfully reached the final and placed fifth overall with a best throw of 65.24 metres.

She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where she qualified for the final and placed third overall with a best throw of 65.20 metres to win the bronze medal.

She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, placing tenth in the final with a throw of 63.19 metres, having thrown 64.51 metres in the qualifying round.

She placed fifth in the final at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy. She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, where she placed sixth in the final with a best throw of 63.62 metres.

Personal life Vita was born in Germany to Angolan parents.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor Shot put – 17.90 (Neubrandenburg 2016) Discus throw – 65.20 (Munich 2022)

Indoor Shot put – 18.09 (Belgrade 2017)