Kira Walkenhorst
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| Nationality | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Essen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kira Walkenhorst (born 18 November 1990 in Essen) is a German beach volleyball player. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro together with her teammate Laura Ludwig. She also won a bronze medal at the 2013 European Beach Volleyball Championships, a silver medal at the 2014 Beach ECH and 2 golden medals at the 2015 and 2016 Beach ECH alongside her teammate Laura Ludwig.[1]
Professional career
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Kira Walkenhorst participated in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio together with her teammate Laura Ludwig. They won the Gold medal in the final match against the Brazilian duo Ágatha Bednarczuk and Bárbara Seixas in straight sets of 21-18 21-14 following their victory against the Brazilian duo Larissa França and Talita Antunes in the semi-finals.[2]
World tour 2016
Kira competed in the World Tour Finals in Toronto. With teammate Laura they finished 3rd (Last) in Pool-B with 2 losses In the quarter final match against Ross and Walsh they won in 3 sets of (21-18, 19-21, 15-11), advancing to the semi final against Larissa and Talita of Brazil.[3]
Winning against Brazil in straight sets of (21-19, 21-19)[4] the pair advance to the gold medal match. Another GOLD medal for the Olympic winners in straight sets of (21-18, 21-16)[5] against the Swiss pair of Zumkehr and Heidrich
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kira Walkenhorst.
- Ludwig-Walkenhorst.de Official Site (German)
- Ludwig-Walkenhorst.com (English)
- Kira Walkenhorst at the FIVB
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Preceded by Sophie van Gestel (NED) |
Women's FIVB World Tour "Most Improved" 2013 |
Succeeded by Tanja Hüberli (SUI) |
Preceded by Bárbara Seixas (BRA) |
Women's FIVB World Tour "Top Rookie" 2013 |
Succeeded by Melissa Humana-Paredes (CAN) |
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