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German athlete (born 1994)
Marc Koch
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 46.10 (Regensburg, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome 4×400 m relay
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tallinn 4×400 m relay

Marc Koch (born 24 May 1994) is a German sprinter. He was the German national indoor champion over 400 metres in 2017. He won a bronze medal in the Men's 4 x 400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.

Career

He was a bronze medalist at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn in the men's 4x400m relay.

He became the German national indoor champion over 400 metres in February 2017 in Leipzig. Subsequently, he competed at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade in March 2017.

He set a new personal best for the 400 metres of 46.10 in Regensburg in May 2024. That month, he ran as part of the Men’s 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

He ran as the German team that won bronze at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. He competed in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Personal life

From Berlin, he and his wife Saskia run a coffee roasting business.

References

  1. "Marc Koch". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. "Der große Disziplin-Check 2015 - 400 Meter Männer". Leichtathletik. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. Häfner, Philip (20 February 2017). "For Marc Koch, Leipzig is worth a trip again". Morgenpost.de. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. "THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS LIVE ON TV AND IN THE LIVE STREAM". Eurosport. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. "Sparkassen Gala". World Athletics. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. "Zwei deutsche Staffeln schlagen den Weg nach Paris ein". Leichtathletik.de. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. "Men's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  9. "TrueTalk: Marc Koch liebt Kaffee und brennt für die 400 Meter". leichtathletik. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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