Christina Obergföll

Christina Obergföll

Obergföll in Berlin in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1981-08-22) August 22, 1981 (age 35)
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 2008 Beijing Javelin throw 2012 London Javelin throw World Championships 2013 Moscow Javelin throw 2005 Helsinki Javelin throw 2007 Osaka Javelin throw European Championships 2010 Barcelona Javelin throw 2012 Helsinki Javelin throw
Updated on 11 August 2012.

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

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.

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

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

At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, which was held in Moscow, Russia, Obergföll got the gold with a mark of 69.05 meters, reaching the success that she was always fighting for.