Annika Suthe (born 15 October 1985) is a retired female javelin thrower from Germany. She was born in Mettingen, in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia region. Annika Suthe
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-12-01. Her personal best throw is 61.38 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, which is the German junior record. This ranks her sixth among German javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll,

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and Dörthe Friedrich. She made her international debut at the

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and she narrowly missed out on a medal, coming fourth in the javelin.Suthe Annika

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. Retrieved on 2011-12-01. She won the

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in the event at the

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and then went on to represent Germany at the

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at the age of 18. The following year she was the

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ist at the

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.2005 European U23 javelin champion Suthe retires
.

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(2011-11-21). Retrieved on 2011-12-01. She represented her country at senior level at the

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and finished eighth overall. She returned to defend her title at the

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, but ended the competition as runner-up behind her compatriot Linda Stahl. However, at the

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* Results source: {{German Athletics Championships G ...

, she beat Stahl to take second place behind Christina Obergföll. Suthe did not compete from 2008 to 2010. Following a ninth-place finish at the 2011 German Championships, she declared herself retired from the sport, having failed to overcome a series of elbow injuries.

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* 1985 births Living people People from Steinfurt (district) Sportspeople from Münster (region) German female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany {{Germany-javelin-bio-stub