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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Essen, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kira Katharina Walkenhorst (born 18 November 1990) is a German retired beach volleyball player who played as a blocker.[1] She has an older brother Alexander Walkenhorst who is a professional beach volleyball player [2] and a younger sister Pia Walkenhorst who also plays beach volleyball.
Walkenhorst won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[3] together and at the 2017 World Championships with her teammate Laura Ludwig.[4] She also won bronze medals at the 2013 and 2014 European Beach Volleyball Championships and gold medals at the 2015 and 2016 Beach ECH alongside her teammate Laura Ludwig.[5]
She retired from competition at the start of 2019 due to persistent injuries.[6]
In 2020, Walkenhorst made her comeback on the national tour and participated in the German championships.
- ^ Dorfman, Blake (6 August 2016). "The Toughest Challenges for Kerri Walsh Jennings, April Ross in Rio". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "FIVB - Beach Volleyball". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "Kira Walkenhorst". olympics.com. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "FIVB - Beach Volleyball". www.fivb.org. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ FIVB Player Players Database
- ^ "Olympic Champion Walkenhorst Retires From Beach Volleyball". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.