Christina Obergföll
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| Medal record | ||
 Obergföll in Berlin in 2010 |
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| Women's athletics | ||
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Competitor for  Germany |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | Javelin throw |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2005 Helsinki | Javelin throw |
| Silver | 2007 Osaka | Javelin throw |
| European Championships | ||
| Silver | 2010 Barcelona | Javelin throw |
Christina Obergföll (born 22 August 1981 in Lahr, Baden-Württemberg) is a German athlete, competing in the javelin throw.
At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics she won the silver medal with a European record (70.03m) by finishing second behind Osleidys Menéndez, who set a new world record at the same event.
Obergföll finished 4th at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.
With 70.20m, she improved her own European record at the European Cup Super League meeting in Munich on 23 June 2007.[1]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal, but lost the European record to Mariya Abakumova and Barbora Špotáková.
She threw had the third best mark of the season in 2010 (68.63 m) at the DKB-duels in Elstal.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Wenig, Jörg. "70.20 European Javelin Throw record for Obergföll in Munich". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/news/printer,newsid=39208.htmx. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
- ^ Obergfoll throws season’s best 68.63m at DKB-duels in Elstal. European Athletics (14 September 2010). Retrieved on 18 September 2010.
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Christina Obergfoll
- Official website
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
| Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Osleidys Menéndez |
Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Barbora Špotáková |
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Female javelin throwers
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