Merlin Hummel

Merlin Hummel (born 4 January 2002) is a German hammer thrower.

Career
He was a 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships silver medallist in Tallinn in 2021. He won the senior German Athletics Championships in 2022.

He was a 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships silver medallist in Espoo in 2023. He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest but suffered a slipped disk to his back.

He set a new personal best of 76.11 metres in Halle in 2024. He then threw 77.65m in Langenbrand in May 2024.

He threw 79.25 metres to set a European U23 lead at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, where he finished fourth overall.