Boris Obergföll ( Henry; born 14 December 1973) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He won a bronze medal in the World Championships twice (1995 and 2003). His personal best throw was 90.44 metres, set in July 1997. This ranks him sixth among German javelin (new implement) throwers, behind Johannes Vetter, Thomas Röhler, Raymond Hecht, Andreas Hofmann and Julian Weber.
He also competed in the javelin throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics (fifth place) and the 2000 Summer Olympics (seventh place). He was entered into the 2004 Summer Olympics but did not start the competition and retired thereafter.
He represented SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken and was trained by Klaus Bartonietz. He is tall and weighed while he was competing. He is married to Christina Obergföll, whose surname he adopted upon marriage. (English via Google Translate) (English via Google Translate)
International competitions Representing 1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 2nd 76.04 m 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 14th 77.42 m 1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th 76.88 m1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 86.08 m Military World Games Rome, Italy1st 84.80 m 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 5th 85.68 m 1997 European Cup Munich, Germany3rd 85.42 m World Championships Athens, Greece 6th 84.54 m IAAF Grand Prix Final Fukuoka, Japan 2nd 86.76 m1998 European Cup Saint Petersburg, Russia1st 84.77 m1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 6th 85.43 m Military World Games Zagreb, Croatia1st 85.69 m 2000 European Cup Gateshead, United Kingdom3rd 82.83 m Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 7th 85.78 m2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th 85.52 m IAAF Grand Prix Final Melbourne, Australia3rd 85.43 m Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 5th 82.34 m2002 European Cup Annecy, France3rd 83.90 m European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 85.33 m IAAF World Cup Madrid, Spain2nd 81.60 m 2003 World Championships Paris, France 3rd 84.74 m
IAAF Golden League Bislett Games: 2002 Memorial Van Damme: 2002, 2003 ISTAF: 2002
National titles German Athletics Championships Javelin throw: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004
Seasonal bests 1989 – 58.20 1990 – 65.86 1991 – 74.78 1992 – 77.34 1993 – 84.12 1994 – 82.02 1995 – 88.46 1996 – 88.00 1997 – 90.44 1998 – 89.21 1999 – 88.62 2000 – 86.65 2001 – 86.53 2002 – 86.67 2003 – 88.10 2004 – 86.86 2006 – 68.89
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