Hanna Klein

Klein at the 2018 German Athletics Championships in Nuremberg
Personal information
Born	(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 30) Landau in der Pfalz, Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-, Long-distance running
Club	LAV Stadtwerke Tübingen
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Germany European Indoor Championships 2023 Istanbul 3000 m 2021 Toruń 1500 m Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei 5000 m European Cross Country Championships 2022 Turin Team 2018 Tilburg Team

Hanna Klein (born 6 April 1993)^[1] is a German middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 3000 metres at the 2023 European Indoor Championships and bronze for the 1500 metres at the 2021 European Indoor Championships. Klein finished fifth in the 1500 m at the 2022 European Championships. She took gold for the 5000 metres at the 2017 Universiade.

Klein won several German national titles outdoors and indoors (1500 m, 5000 m, 3000 m).

Career

Klein finished 11th in both the 1500 metres at the 2017 World Athletics Championships held in London and the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, her highest position at global championships.^[1]

After her bronze medal for the 1500 m at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, she secured her first major title with gold for the 3000 m at the 2023 edition in Istanbul. It was the first time in her senior career (since 2015) that she outsprinted compatriot Konstanze Klosterhalfen who earned silver. Klein was beaten by Klosterhalfen to gold at the German Indoor Championships the previous month and their win-loss record stood at 0–10 before.^[2]

Achievements

All information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.^[1]

International competitions

Representing  Germany

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
2010	European Youth Olympic Trials	Moscow, Russia	5th	1000 m	2:44.55
	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore, Singapore	7th (f2)	1000 m	2:51.40
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	8th	800 m	2:09.92
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	8th	1500 m	4:16.01
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	9th	3000 m i	8:58.57
	European Team Championships Super League	Lille, France	2nd	3000 m	9:01.64
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	11th	1500 m	4:06.22
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	1st	5000 m	15:45.28
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	19th (h)	1500 m i	4:12.11
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	5000 m	DNF
	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg, Netherlands	31st	Senior race	27:53
			3rd	Team	50 pts
2019	European Team Championships Super League	Lille, France	1st	5000 m	15:39.00
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	18th (h)	5000 m	15:28.65
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	3rd	1500 m i	4:20.07
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	39th (h)	1500 m	4:14.83
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	11th	3000 m i	8:48.73
	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	11th (sf)	1500 m	4:04.62
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th	1500 m	4:05.49
	European Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	4th	Senior race	27:19
			1st	Team	9 pts
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	3000 m i	8:35.87 PB

Personal bests

• 800 metres – 2:01.70 (Gillingham 2022)
• 1500 metres – 4:02.58 (Nice 2021)
  • 1500 metres indoor – 4:06.23 (Liévin 2023)
• Mile – 4:23.52 (Zagreb 2022)
• 3000 metres – 8:45.00 (Doha 2019)
  • 3000 metres indoor – 8:35.87 (Istanbul 2023)
• 5000 metres – 14:51.71 (Birmingham 2022)

Road

• 10 kilometres – 31:40 (Uelzen 2021)

National titles

• German Athletics Championships
  • 1500 metres: 2020, 2021, 2022
  • 5000 metres: 2018
• German Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 1500 metres: 2019, 2020
  • 3000 metres: 2020, 2021, 2022
• German 10km Road Running Championships
  • 10 kilometres: 2021^[3]