Florian Schwarthoff

Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	110 m hurdles
European Championships
Silver	1994 Helsinki	110 m hurdles

Florian Schwarthoff (born May 7, 1968 in Dortmund) is a former German hurdler best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Schwarthoff had his best season in 1995 when set a new German record of 13.05 sec. in Bremen. He was expected to compete for a silver or bronze medal at the World Championships in Gothenburg behind the overwhelming favourite Allen Johnson from the United States. However, Schwarthoff did not finish the semi-final as he fell over a hurdle. Schwarthoff remained for several years a world class hurdler but never won a gold medal.

Personal bests

• 100 metres - 10.57 (1996)
• 200 metres - 20.86 (1991)
• 110 metres hurdles - 13.05 (1995) - German record [1]
• Long jump - 7.69 (1986)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Germany
1989	World University Games	Duisburg, Germany	3rd
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	9th
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th
1992	Summer Olympics	Barcelona, Spain	5th
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	5th
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd
1996	Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	3rd
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th

External links

• IAAF profile for Florian Schwarthoff