Boris Henry

Boris Henry (born 14 December 1973 in Völklingen) is a German javelin thrower. He has won the bronze medal in the World Championships twice, in 1995 and again in 2003.

His personal best throw was 90.44 metres, achieved in July 1997 in Linz. This ranks him second among German javelin (new implement) throwers, only behind Raymond Hecht. [1]

He represented SV Saar 05, Saarbrücken (Trainer: Klaus Bartonietz). He is 1.93 meters tall and weighs 105 kilograms. He is also a soldier attached to the Mainz sports promotion company.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Germany
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	2nd	76.04 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	14th	77.42 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	76.88 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	86.08 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	5th	85.68 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	84.54 m
1997	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	2nd	86.76 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	6th	85.43 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	8th	85.78 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	85.52 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	3rd	85.33 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	3rd	84.74 m

Seasonal bests by year

1989 - 58.20
1990 - 65.86
1991 - 74.78
1992 - 77.34
1993 - 84.12
1994 - 82.02
1995 - 88.46
1996 - 88.00
1997 - 90.44
1998 - 89.21
1999 - 88.62
2000 - 86.65
2001 - 86.53
2002 - 86.67
2003 - 88.10
2004 - 86.86
2006 - 68.89

References

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