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 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 Representing 1987European Junior ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom 3rd72.78 m1990European Championships Split, Yugoslavia10th77.72 mRepresenting 1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan 12th70.58 m1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany23rd75.00 m1994European Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th81.18 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th83.30 m1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States4th86.88 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece13th79.38 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 3rd86.63 m 1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain5th85.92 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia4th87.76 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada5th86.46 m2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany5th83.95 m
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