Björn Otto

Björn Otto

Björn Otto in 2007
Personal information
Born	(1977-10-16) October 16, 1977 (age 39)
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole Vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Pole vault outdoor: 6.01 (2012) Pole vault indoor: 5.92 (2012)
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Pole vault World Championships 2013 Moscow Pole vault World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul Pole vault European Athletics Championships 2012 Helsinki Pole vault European Indoor Championships 2013 Göteborg Pole vault 2007 Birmingham Pole vault Universiade 2005 Izmir Pole vault 2003 Daegu Pole vault

Björn Otto (born 16 October 1977) is a retired German pole vaulter.

On 30 January 2013 in Cottbus, Germany, with the mark of 5.90 m, he set the masters world record M35.

His personal best is a jump of 6.01 metres, achieved on 5 September 2012 in Aachen. He cleared 5.92 metres indoors in February 2012 in Potsdam, and equaled it also at the German national indoor championships in Karlsruhe later that month. Arguably his biggest success was a second place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In the same year, he also won a silver medal at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, in March 2012 and a silver medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland in July 2012.