Christina Obergföll

The javelin marries grace and raw explosion like few events, and Christina Obergföll is one of its finest exemplars to me. Raised near the Black Forest in Lahr, she threw a German-record 70.20 m and crowned her career as 2013 World Champion, named German Sportspersonality of the Year that same season. I can almost feel the snap of that release from her lithe 175 cm frame. The 2021 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg confirms how thoroughly she became a regional point of pride. I have lasting admiration for competitors who stake everything on a single, perfect throw.

Name (English)

Christina Obergföll

Name (Japanese)

クリスティーナ・オーバークフォル

Reading

くりすてぃーな・おーばーくふぉる

Born

August 22, 1981 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

Origin

Lahr/Schwarzwald, Freiburg Government Region, Germany

Height

175 cm

Occupation

javelin thrower / athletics competitor / athlete

University

University of Freiburg

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
• 2013 German Sportspersonality of the Year
• 2021 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.christina-obergfoell.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/christinaobergfoell/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB

Tags

• Freiburg Government Region
• javelin thrower
• athletics competitor
• athlete

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.