Bo Kanda Lita Baehre

Bo Kanda Lita Baehre (born 29 April 1999) is a German athlete specialising in the pole vault.^[1] He won a silver medal at the 2022 European Championships.

Bo Kanda Lita Baehre

Bo Kanda Lita Baehre in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25) Düsseldorf, Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	ART Düsseldorf TSV Bayer Leverkusen
Coached by	Christine Adams
Medal record European Championships 2022 Munich Pole vault

His personal bests in the event are 5.90 metres outdoors (Berlin 2022) and 5.81 metres indoors (Düsseldorf 2022).

Personal life

Born in Germany, he is of DR Congolese descent through his father.^{[2][better source needed]} He is a cousin of a British footballer, Leroy Lita.^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Germany
2015	European Youth Olympic Festival	Tbilisi, Georgia	1st	4.92 m
2016	European Youth Championships	Tbilisi, Georgia	2nd	5.30 m
2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	2nd	5.45 m
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	4th	5.50 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th (q)	5.51 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	7th	5.55 m
	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	1st	5.65 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	5.70 m
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	4th (q)	5.60 m1
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	11th	5.70 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, Oregon	7th	5.87 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd	5.85 m
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	9th	5.40 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	14th (q)	5.45 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	9th	5.70 m
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	7th	5.70 m
	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	8th	5.50 m

¹No mark in the final