Konstanze Klosterhalfen was announced as the best European athlete for October 2022. The German athlete won Valencia’s half-marathon, defeating her African rivals with a time of 1:05:41 hours.
Konstanze “Koko” Klosterhalfen is a German middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2019 World Championship bronze medalist and 2022 European champion in the 5,000m, becoming the first German winner of the event at the European Athletics Championships. At the European Indoor Championships, Konstanze Klosterhalfen won silver medals for the 1,500m in 2017 and the 3,000m in 2019. In February 2020, she set a European record in the indoor 5,000m with 14:30.79, the fourth fastest time ever.
In 2017, Konstanze Klosterhalfen became the youngest female runner to run 800m under 2 minutes, 1,500m under 4 minutes and 5,000m under 15 minutes. She is the current German record holder for 1,500m (indoor), one mile (in- and outdoor), 2,000m and 3,000m (in- and outdoor), 5,000m (in- and outdoor) and 10,000m. She won multiple national titles.
