Germany's Hinrichs ready to return to competition
German shot putter Denise Hinrichs is back in serious training following a bad knee injury that kept her from competing during the summer.
She tore an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) when competing indoors in January and it has been a long road back to fitness for the 24-year-old, who is considered one of Europe's brightest talents in the event.
Hinrichs was eighth at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and had a stellar early career after winning gold medals at the 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships and the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships as well as taking a silver medal at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
“I will compete indoors even if the results are not so good; but it's the outdoor season that matters. The European Athletics Championships are almost as important as the Olympic Games,” said Hinrichs last week.
She has a personal best of 19.63m which she three indoors when finishing second at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torino.
She tore an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) when competing indoors in January and it has been a long road back to fitness for the 24-year-old, who is considered one of Europe's brightest talents in the event.
Hinrichs was eighth at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and had a stellar early career after winning gold medals at the 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships and the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships as well as taking a silver medal at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
“I will compete indoors even if the results are not so good; but it's the outdoor season that matters. The European Athletics Championships are almost as important as the Olympic Games,” said Hinrichs last week.
She has a personal best of 19.63m which she three indoors when finishing second at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torino.
