Boris Henry
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| Medal record | |||
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 Boris Henry |
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| Men's Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Germany |
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| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1995 Gothenburg | Javelin | |
| Bronze | 2003 Paris | Javelin | |
| European Championships | |||
| Bronze | 2002 Munich | Javelin | |
Boris Henry (born December 14, 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 1995 in Linz. This ranks him second among German javelin (new implement) throwers, only behind Raymond Hecht. [1]
[edit] Individual results
- 1992 World Junior Championships: second place (76.04 m)
- 1994 European Championships: eleventh place
- 1995 World Championships: third place (86.08 m)
- 1996 Summer Olympics: fifth place
- 1997 World Championships: sixth place
- 1999 World Championships: sixth place
- 2000 Summer Olympics: seventh place
- 2001 World Championships: sixth place
- 2002 European Championships third place (85.33 m)
- 2003 World Championships: third place (84.74 m)
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.
[edit] References
- This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
