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Christina Obergföll

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Christina Obergföll

Medal record
Women's athletics
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Helsinki Javelin
Silver medal – second place 2007 Osaka Javelin

Christina Obergföll (born August 22, 1981 in Offenburg) is a German athlete, competing in the javelin throw. She currently holds the European record in this event, with 70.20m, which she threw at the European Cup Super League meting, in Munich, on 23-06-2007. The previous European record (70.03m) was also held by Obergföll, thrown at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where she won the silver medal 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.