Carolin Schäfer

Carolin Schäfer (born 5 December 1991) is a German athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. She won the silver medal in the event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Schäfer took bronze at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.

Carolin Schäfer
Schäfer in 2015
Personal information
Born (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991
Bad Wildungen, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
2017 LondonHeptathlon
European Championships
2018 BerlinHeptathlon
World Junior Championships
2008 BydgoszczHeptathlon
European Junior Championships
2009 Novi SadHeptathlon
World Youth Championships
2007 OstravaHeptathlon

At the age of 15, she won the silver medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships. She was the heptathlon 2008 World junior and 2009 European junior champion. Schäfer represented Germany at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she finished fifth and seventh respectively.

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