Katja Wakan

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Non-starter
SexFemale
Full nameKatja•Wakan (-Tengel)
Used nameKatja•Wakan
Born27 June 1981 in Lutherstadt Eisleben, Sachsen-Anhalt (GER)
Measurements165 cm / 58 kg
AffiliationsHallesche Leichtathletik-Freunde, Halle (Saale) (GER)
NOC Germany

Biography

Katja Wakan, daughter of Gudrun Berend, was a German sprinter and member of the 4x100 metres relay squad at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The foursome was eliminated in the heats with Wakan running the first leg. Four years later at Beijing, she was a reserve but did not start. The next year Wakan enjoyed her greatest moment by finishing fifth in the relay at the World Championships. In 2007, Wakan finished seventh at the Worlds with the relay.

Personal Best: 100 – 11.37 (2006).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2004 Summer Olympics Athletics GER Katja Wakan
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic) Germany 6 h1 r1/2
2008 Summer Olympics Athletics GER Katja Wakan
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic) Germany DNS

Olympic family relations