Isabel Posch (born 28 February 2000) is an Austrian multi-event athlete. She has won national indoor titles in the long jump and the pentathlon.[1]
Early life
From Vorarlberg,[2] she is member of TS Lustenau in Lustenau.[3]
Career
She became national indoor champion in the pentathlon in Linz in 2023 setting a new Austrian national record points tally, beating the previous record set by Chiara Schuler in 2022.[4][5] At the same Austrian championships she won the national indoor title in the long jump with a distance of 6.14 metres.[6]
She went past 6000 points in the heptathlon for the first time at the Hypomeeting in Gotzis in May 2023, with her efforts including a 6.43m personal best in the long jump.[7] In June, she was part of the Austrian women’s 4 x 100 metres team which set a new national record at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships.[8]
In August 2023, she won the heptathlon at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games. Separately, she also reached the final of the women’s long jump at the championships.[9][10]
She retained her national indoors long jump title with a distance of 6.19 meters in Linz in February 2024.[11] She also placed second in the 60 metres final at the championships behind Magdalena Lindner.[12]
She was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[13]
References
- ^ “Isabel Posch”. World Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ “Isabel Posch was robbed of her starting place at the European Championships!”. Krone.at. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ “Another medal for Isabel Posch from TS Lustenau”. vol.at. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ “ISABEL POSCH AUSTRIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION IN 7-FIGHT”. tvteufen. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ “Posch pulverized the Ländle record in Linz”. Krone.at. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ “Austrian Indoor Championships”. World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ “Hypomeeting Götzis – Isabel Posch exceeds 6000 points”. oelv.at. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ “Despite the rain, the sun shone for Posch 21 June 2023”. Vol.at. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ “World University Games Chengdu Tag 5: Gold für Isabel Posch im Siebenkampf”. oelv.at. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Düsner, Jochen (1 August 2023). “Isabel Posch sorgt für traumhaften Auftakt”. vol.at. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ “Medaillen, Rekorde und Bestleistungen”. vol.at. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ “Indoor State Championships: Gogl-Walli, Fuchs and Lindner already in World Championship form, Mayr receives World Championship starting place”. oelv.at. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ “Isabel Posch competes at the European Athletics Championships in Rome”. Krone.at. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
