Bo Kanda Lita Baehre

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.

Bo Kanda Lita Baehre
Personal information
Born (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999
Düsseldorf, Germany
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole vault
ClubART Düsseldorf
TSV Bayer Leverkusen
Coached byChristine Adams

His personal bests in the event are 5.61 metres outdoors (Leverkusen 2017) and 5.70 metres indoors (Chemnitz 2019).

He is a cousin of a British footballer, Leroy Lita.[2]

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

References

  1. Bo Kanda Lita Baehre at World Athletics
  2. Koken, Harald. "Bo Kanda Lita Baehre: Kometenhafter Aufstieg in perfektem Umfeld" (in German). Leichtathletik.de. Retrieved 13 October 2018.


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