Talea Prepens

Talea Prepens (born 28 December 2001) is a German sprinter.[1]

Talea Prepens
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.38 (Wetzlar, 2024)
200m: 22.83 (Rome, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Youth Championships
2017 Nairobi200m
European U23 Championships
2021 Tallinn4 × 100 m relay
European U20 Championships
2019 Borås4×100 m relay

Career

She is from Cloppenburg and is a member of TV Cloppenburg as well As being trained by her father Harald Prepens.[2]

She won the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships 200m title in Nairobi at the age of 15 years-old despite being the youngest in the field. She won the title with her second personal best of the championships of 23.51 seconds, having ran 23.64 in the semi finals.[3]

At the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, she won bronze with the German relay team in the 4 x 100m relay.[2]

In 2021, she won gold in the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn in the 4x100m relay, as well as finishing fourth in the individual 200 metres.[4]

She won back-to-back sprint doubles over 100 metres and 200 metres at the German Athletics U23 Championships in 2022 and 2023.[5] She finished fourth in the 200m at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[6][7] She competed at the delayed 2021 University Games in Chengdu, China in 2023 finishing sixth in the 100 metres.[8]

She ran a personal best 22.83 at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome over 200 metres to qualify for the semi-finals.[9]

Personal life

She plays double bass and played in a youth symphony orchestra. Her brother Torben Prepens competes in the decathlon.[2]

References
  1. "Talea Prepens". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. "Talea Prepens – Trotz Lockdown purzeln die Bestzeiten". Leichtatgletik.de. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. "Report: girls' 200m – IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017". World Athletics. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. Smyth, Steve (9 July 2021). "Gold for sprinter Jeremiah Azu in Tallinn". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. "Talea Prepens: "I am an absolute competitive type". nlv-la.de. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. "Inspiring performances do not bring a bronze medal". nwzlonline.de. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. "How Cloppenburg's Prepens tackles her difficult season without support". nwzonline.de. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. "Talea Prepens runs to 6th place in China". om-online.de. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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