Vanessa Grimm (athlete) explained

Vanessa Grimm (born 22 April 1997) is a German heptathlete.

Career

Grimm won the German national indoor pentathlon title in Leverkusen in February 2020.^{[1] [2]}

Grimm recorded a personal best heptathlon score of 6316 on 30 May 2021 at the Mösle-Stadium, Götzis.^[3] She also competed in the heptathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

She missed a lot of competitive action in 2022, including a home European Championships, due to a cruciate ligament tear in her knee.^[5]

Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she finished in 14th place overall.^[6]

Personal life

From Hofgeismar, Grimm works as a police officer in Frankfurt.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Rise of Vanessa Grimm. 20 August 2023. faz.net. Katja. Storm. 28 January 2022.
2. Web site: Vanessa Grimm wins the pentathlon title with a house record. Leichtathletik.de. 20 August 2023. February 2, 2020. Harold. Koken.
3. Web site: 20 August 2023. Vanessa Grimm becomes a candidate for the Olympics. fnp.de. 1 June 2021. Thorsten. Remsperger.
4. Web site: Vanessa Grimm . Olympics.com . 4 August 2021.
5. Web site: Vanessa Grimm starts the World Cup year with optimism. hna.de. 20 August 2023. 21 January 2023. Martin. Scholz.
6. Web site: Women's Heptathlon Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. 20 August 2023.
7. Web site: Vanessa Grimm: Not just training with car tires. hna.de. 20 August 2023. 5 May 2020. Sebastian. Reichert.