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Bo Kanda Lita Baehre (born 29 April 1999 in Düsseldorf) is a German athlete specialising in the pole vault.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2017 European U20 Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 5.90 metres outdoors (Berlin 2022) and 5.81 metres indoors (Düsseldorf 2022).
Personal life
Born in Germany, he is of DR Congolese descent through his father.[2][better source needed] He is a cousin of a British footballer, Leroy Lita.[3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Germany
| ||||
| 2015 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Tbilisi, Georgia | 1st | 4.92 m |
| 2016 | European Youth Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | 2nd | 5.30 m |
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 2nd | 5.45 m |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 4th | 5.50 m |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 15th (q) | 5.51 m | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7th | 5.55 m |
| European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 1st | 5.65 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 5.70 m | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 4th (q) | 5.60 m1 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | 5.70 m | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 7th | 5.87 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | 5.85 m | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 9th | 5.40 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 14th (q) | 5.45 m |
1No mark in the final
References
- ^ Bo Kanda Lita Baehre at World Athletics
- ^ "Pole vault pirate Lita Baehre in top form ahead of the World Championships - World News | TakeToNews". June 27, 2022.
- ^ Koken, Harald (3 October 2017). "Bo Kanda Lita Baehre: Kometenhafter Aufstieg in perfektem Umfeld" (in German). Leichtathletik.de. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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