Christina Obergföll

Christina Obergföll

Obergföll in Berlin in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1981-08-22) August 22, 1981
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin
Medal record Olympic Games Silver 2012 London Javelin throw Bronze 2008 Beijing Javelin throw World Championships Gold 2013 Moscow Javelin throw Silver 2005 Helsinki Javelin throw Silver 2007 Osaka Javelin throw European Championships Silver 2010 Barcelona Javelin throw Silver 2012 Helsinki Javelin throw
Updated on 11 August 2012.

Christina Obergföll (born 22 August 1981 in Lahr, Baden-Württemberg) is a German athlete, competing in the javelin throw.

Career

At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics Obergföll won the silver medal with a European record (70.03m) 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.

With 70.20m, she improved her own European record at the European Cup Super League meeting in Munich on 23 June 2007.^[1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal, but lost the European record to Mariya Abakumova and Barbora Špotáková.

Steffi Nerius and Obergföll celebrating at the 2007 World Championships.

Obergföll threw the third best mark of the season in 2010 (68.63 m) at the DKB-duels in Elstal.^[2]

At the 2012 Olympics in London she had her greatest success, when she won a silver medal.

References

External links

• Christina Obergfoll profile at IAAF
• Official website
• Athlete Biography at beijing2008

Sporting positions
Preceded by Osleidys Menéndez	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 2006–2007	Succeeded by Barbora Špotáková
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Magdalena Neuner	German Sportswoman of the Year 2013	Succeeded by Incumbent