Christina Obergföll (German pronunciation: [kʁɪsˈtiːna ˈoːbɐ.kfœl] ^ⓘ; 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 the overall list.

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Christina Obergföll

Obergföll in Berlin in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1981-08-22) 22 August 1981 (age 42) Lahr, West Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Spouse	Boris Obergföll ​ (m. 2013)​
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	NR 70.20 m (2007)
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 2011 Daegu Javelin throw European Championships 2010 Barcelona Javelin throw 2012 Helsinki Javelin throw
Updated on 11 August 2012.

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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.^[1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal,^[2] but lost the European record to Barbora Špotáková.

At the 2012 Olympics in London, she repeated her greatest success, when she won a silver medal.^[2]

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. Also in 2013, she married Boris Henry.

Obergföll took 2014 off due to being pregnant, but returned for the 2015 World Championships, where she finished fourth. In 2016, she finished eight at the Olympic Games and retired thereafter.