Boris Obergföll (' Henry; born 14 December 1973) is a retired German

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competed in the

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

. He won a bronze medal in the

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twice (

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and

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). His personal best throw was 90.44 metres, set in July 1997. This ranks him fifth among German javelin (new implement) throwers, behind

Johannes Vetter Johannes Vetter (; born 26 March 1993) is a German athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He won gold at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. His personal best of 97.76 m is the German record, and ranks him second on the overall li ...

Thomas Röhler Thomas Röhler (born 30 September 1991) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw, 2016 Olympic Champion and 2018 European Athletics Championship ...

Raymond Hecht 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 fiv ...

and Andreas Hofmann. He also competed in the javelin throw at the

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( fifth place) and the

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( seventh place). He was entered into the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

but did not start the competition and retired thereafter. He represented

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and was trained by

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. He is tall and weighed while he was competing. He is married to

Christina Obergföll Christina Obergföll (; born 22 August 1981) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She was World Champion in 2013. Her personal best throw of 70.20 m is the German record. It also ranks her fifth on t ...

, whose surname he adopted upon marriage.
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International competitions

IAAF Golden League The IAAF Golden League was an annual series of outdoor track and field meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Athletes who won specific events at all of the series meetings were awarded a jackpot prize, ...

Bislett Games The Bislett Games is an annual track and field meeting at the Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the Diamond League. History The first international athletics meeting at Bislet ...

: 2002 **

Memorial Van Damme The Memorial Van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now the final event of the Diamond L ...

: 2002, 2003 ** ISTAF: 2002

National titles

German Athletics Championships The German Athletics Championships (german: Deutsche Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften) are the national championships in athletics of Germany, organised annually by the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. The competition features track and field event ...

**Javelin throw:

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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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Boris 1973 births Living people People from Völklingen German male javelin throwers German national athletics champions Olympic athletes of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Sportspeople from Saarland