| 词条 | Kira Walkenhorst |
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| name = Kira Walkenhorst | image = Kira-Walkenhorst-Münster2012.jpg | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = Germany | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | hometown = Essen | height = 184 cm | weight = 75 kg | spike = | block = | college = | currentyears = | currentteammate = Laura Ludwig | currenttours (currentpoints) = | nationalteam = {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany | years = | teammates = | tours (points) = | resultyears = | location = | result = | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | Women's beach volleyball}}{{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }}{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}{{MedalGold | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Beach }}{{MedalCompetition|FIVB World Championships}}{{MedalGold| 2017 Vienna | Beach}}{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}{{MedalGold | 2016 Biel/Bienne|Beach}}{{MedalGold | 2015 Klagenfurt|Beach}}{{MedalBronze | 2014 Cagliari|Beach}}{{MedalBronze | 2013 Klagenfurt|Beach}} }} Kira Katarina Walkenhorst (born 18 November 1990) is a retired German 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 together with her teammate Laura Ludwig.[3] 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.[4] She retired from competition at the start of 2019 due to persistent injuries.[5] Professional career2016: Rio de JaneiroKira 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.[6] 2016: World TourWalkenhorst 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.[7] Winning against Brazil in straight sets of (21-19, 21-19)[8] the pair advance to the gold medal match. Another GOLD medal for the Olympic winners in straight sets of (21-18, 21-16)[9] against the Swiss pair of Zumkehr and Heidrich 2017 seasonWalkenhorst opened the 2017 season at Fort Lauderdale Major with temporary partner Julia Großner while her regular partner Laura Ludwig recovered from a shoulder injury.[10] They won two out of their three pool play matches to make it through to the Final 24. Here they lost 0:2 to Meppelink / Van Gestel (NED) so finished the tournament in 17th position.[11] Personal lifeIn late 2016, Walkenhorst came out as a lesbian.[12] In October 2017, she married her longtime girlfriend and trainer Maria Kleefisch.[13] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2654376-the-toughest-challenges-for-kerri-walsh-jennings-april-ross-in-rio|title=The Toughest Challenges for Kerri Walsh Jennings, April Ross in Rio|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=6 August 2016|first=Blake|last=Dorfman|accessdate=19 August 2018}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Player_DataDB.asp?No=120888|title=FIVB - Beach Volleyball|website=www.fivb.org|access-date=2016-12-17}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Player_DataDB.asp?No=118951|title=FIVB - Beach Volleyball|website=www.fivb.org|access-date=2016-12-17}} 4. ^FIVB Player Players Database 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/olympic-champion-walkenhorst-retires-from-beach-volleyball?id=80389|title=Olympic Champion Walkenhorst Retires From Beach Volleyball|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|date=7 January 2019|accessdate=6 April 2019}} 6. ^Ludwig-Walkenhorst.com/Kira 7. ^[https://ca.swatchmajorseries.com/en/matches/elimination?gender=f Elimination Matches] 8. ^Germans not thinking about the money 9. ^[https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2016/09/19/german-duo-caps-off-memorable-beach-volleyball-season-in-toronto.html German duo caps off memorable beach volleyball season in Toronto] 10. ^RuhrNachrichten.de (German) 11. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20170212002430/http://www.ludwig-walkenhorst.com/2017-02-07-Fort-Lauderdale-Major/ Ludwig/Walkenhorst - Fort Lauderdale Major 2017] 12. ^Thüringer Allgemeine: Das alles gehört zu mir (German) 13. ^https://www.abendblatt.de/sport/article212402989/Olympiasiegerin-Kira-Walkenhorst-ist-unter-der-Haube.html External links{{Commons category|Kira Walkenhorst}}
| before = {{flagathlete|Larissa França and Talita Antunes | BRA}} | title = Women's FIVB Beach World Tour Winner alongside {{flagicon|GER}} Laura Ludwig | years = 2016 | after = {{flagathlete|Larissa França and Talita Antunes | BRA}} }}{{s-ach|aw}}{{succession box|before={{flagathlete|Sarah Pavan|CAN}}|title=Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Blocker"| years= 2016|after={{flagathlete|Sarah Pavan|CAN}} }}{{Succession box | before = {{flagathlete|Kerri Walsh Jennings | USA}} | title = Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter" | years = 2017 | after = Incumbent }}{{succession box|before={{flagathlete|Sophie van Gestel|NED}}|title=Women's FIVB World Tour "Most Improved"| years= 2013|after={{flagathlete|Tanja Hüberli|SUI}} }}{{succession box|before={{flagathlete|Bárbara Seixas|BRA}}|title=Women's FIVB World Tour "Top Rookie"| years= 2013|after={{flagathlete|Melissa Humana-Paredes|CAN}} }}{{Succession box | before = {{flagathlete|Larissa França and Talita Antunes | BRA}} | title = Women's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year" alongside {{flagicon|GER}} Laura Ludwig | years = 2016 | after = {{flagathlete|Larissa França and Talita Antunes | BRA}} }}{{s-end}}{{Navigation Olympic Champions Beach Volleyball}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Walkenhorst, Kira}} 13 : German women's beach volleyball players|Sportspeople from Essen|1990 births|Living people|Beach volleyball blockers|Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic gold medalists for Germany|Olympic medalists in volleyball|Olympic beach volleyball players of Germany|Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Lesbian sportswomen|LGBT sportspeople from Germany|LGBT volleyball players |
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