Raymond Hecht
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | November 11, 1968 Gardelegen, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany | (age 55)||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | East Germany Germany | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Club | SC Magdeburg | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal best | 92.60 m (1995) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raymond Hecht (born 11 November 1968) is a German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 92.60 m, achieved in 1995. This places him eighth on the all-time rankings.
During his career, Hecht set five German records. His best result in international competition was a bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships. At a club level, he represented SC Magdeburg in former East Germany.
In 2015, he won the M45 division of the World Masters Championships, representing France.
Seasonal bests by year
[edit]- 1986 - 71.08
- 1987 - 75.90
- 1990 - 83.24
- 1991 - 81.92
- 1992 - 79.58
- 1993 - 88.90
- 1994 - 90.06
- 1995 - 92.60
- 1996 - 92.28
- 1997 - 87.32
- 1998 - 88.08
- 1999 - 88.67
- 2000 - 87.76
- 2001 - 88.88
- 2002 - 87.87
- 2003 - 86.22
- 2004 - 82.85
- 2005 - 77.20
- 2006 - 73.94
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing East Germany | ||||
1987 | European Junior Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 72.78 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 10th | 77.72 m |
Representing Germany | ||||
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | 70.58 m |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 23rd | 75.00 m |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 81.18 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 83.30 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 4th | 86.88 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th | 79.38 m |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 86.63 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th | 85.92 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 4th | 87.76 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 5th | 86.46 m |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | 83.95 m |
References
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Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Gardelegen
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Magdeburg
- German male javelin throwers
- East German male javelin throwers
- Athletes from Saxony-Anhalt
- Olympic athletes for Germany
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- SC Magdeburg athletes
- East German Athletics Championships winners
- German athletics biography stubs