Björn Otto (born 16 October 1977) is a retired
German
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pole vault
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er.
On 30 January 2013 in
Cottbus
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,
Germany
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, with the mark of 5.90 m, he set the
masters world record M35.
Biography
His personal best is a jump of 6.01 metres, achieved on 5 September 2012 in
Aachen
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.
He cleared 5.92 metres indoors in February 2012 in
Potsdam
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, and equaled it also at the German national indoor championships in
Karlsruhe
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later that month. Arguably his biggest success was a second place at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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. In the same year, he also won a silver medal at the
2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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in
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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, in March 2012 and a silver medal at the
2012 European Athletics Championships
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in Helsinki,
Finland
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in July 2012.
Achievements
See also
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Six metres club
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German records in athletics
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Germany all-time top lists – Pole vault
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List of world records in masters athletics
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1977 births
Living people
German male pole vaulters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Germany
Olympic male pole vaulters
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Germany
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Germany
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade