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Christian Obrist
Christian Obrist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1980-09-20) September 20, 1980 (age 44)
Brixen, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventMiddle distance running
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 1500 m: 3:34.22 (2007)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería 1500 metres

Christian Obrist (born November 20, 1980 in Brixen) is an Italian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 m.

Biography

Obrist finished seventh in the 1500 m final at both the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was also a semi-finalist at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.

His personal best time is 3:34.32 minutes, achieved in September 2007 in Rieti. He first represented the sports club SSV Brixen,[1] than C.S. Carabinieri.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th 1500m 3:39.58
2002 European Championships Munchen, Germany 7th 1500 metres 3:46.57
2008 Olympiuc Games Beijing, China 11th 1500 metres 3:39.87 [2]
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th 1500 metres 3:43.91

National championships

Christian Obrist has won 12 times the individual national championship.[3][4]

  • 8 wins in the 1500 metres (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012)
  • 4 wins in the 1500 metres indoor (2001, 2006, 2008, 2009)

See also

References

  1. ^ Chronik SSV Brixen
  2. ^ He ran in a better cron (3:35.91) in preliminary rounds.
  3. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 December 2012.