Viola John
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| Born | 23 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 60m: 7.28 (2026) 100m: 11.35 (2025) 200m: 23.67 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Viola John (born 23 June 2003) is a German sprinter.[1]
Biography
From Munich, John competed in multi-events, training at TSV Forstenried under coach Monika Maier before later focusing on sprint and hurdle events, and began attending a specialized sports high school in Unterschleißheim, Bavaria.[2]
A member of LG Stadtwerke München and later LG Brillux Münster,[3][4] John competed as an individual, as well as winning a bronze medal with the German team in the 4x100 metres relay, at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[5][6]
John set a new personal best of 7.28 seconds for the 60 metres in January 2026 at the Westphalian Championships in Dortmund.[7][8] In February, she was a finalist over 60 m at the German Indoor Championships, placing seventh overall.[9] She was named in the German team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[10] John ran the opening leg of the women's 4 x 100 metres final as the German team placed sixth overall.[11]
References
- ↑ "Viola John". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "And suddenly she was there". Suddeutsche.de. September 13, 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Brillux-Aktive schnell und ausdauernd – auf dem Weg nach Los Angeles". wn.de. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Viola John and Hannah Wörlein are allowed to start in Munich's Olympic Stadium". blv-sport.de. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Absolut suboptimale Bedingungen": John und Frehe verpassen EM-Finale". wn.de. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.
- ↑ "John „wie eine Granate": Brillux-Sprinterinnen überragen in Dortmund". wn.de. 26 Jan 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "FLVW Hallenmeisterschaften I". World Athletics. 25 Jan 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "German Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 28 Feb 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays 2026: These stars will start in the relay highlight - German Athletics Federation (DLV) team with top lineup". Olympics.com. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "German sprinters shine with bronze". Leichtathletik.de. Retrieved 3 May 2026.