Two years after winning the World Championship javelin title Christina
had to settle for fourth place in Beijing.
1.
|
Katharina
|
MOLITOR |
GER |
67.69
|
WL |
2.
|
Lü
|
HUIHUI |
CHI |
66.13 |
AS |
| 3. |
Sunette
|
VILJOEN |
RSA |
65.79 |
|
| 4. |
Christina
|
OBERGFOIL |
GER |
64.61 |
SB |
| 5. |
Li
|
LINGWEI |
CHI |
64.10 |
|
| 6. |
Christin
|
HUSSONG |
LAT |
62.98 |
|
| 7. |
Sinta
|
OZALINA-KOVALA |
USA |
62.20 |
|
| 8. |
Kara
|
WINGER |
CZH |
60.88
|
|
The following year at the Rio Olympics she finished 8th. (The image above
was taken at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting in England.)
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro.
Women's javelin final.
| 1. |
Sara Kolak |
Croatia |
66.18m |
NR |
| 2. |
Sunette Viljoen |
South Africa
|
64.92
|
|
| 3. |
Barbora Špotáková |
Czech Republic
|
64.80
|
|
| 4. |
Maria Andrejczyk |
Poland
|
64.78
|
|
| 5. |
Tatsiana Khaladovich |
Belarus
|
64.60
|
|
| 6. |
Kathryn Mitchell |
Australia
|
64.36
|
|
| 7. |
Lu Huihui |
China
|
64.04
|
SB |
| 8. |
Christina Obergföll |
Germany
|
62.92 |
ANNUAL PROGRESS:
2016 64.96 Halle 21 MAY
2015 64.61 Beijing 30 AUG
2013 69.05 Moskva 18 AUG
2012 67.04 St. Wendel 10 JUN
2011 69.57 Zürich 08 SEP
2010 68.63 Elstal 12 SEP
2009 68.59 Leiria 20 JUN
2008 69.81 Elstal 31 AUG
2007 70.20 München 23 JUN (PERSONAL BEST)
2006 66.91 Athína 03 JUL
2005 70.03 Helsinki 14 AUG
2004 63.34 Berlin 12 SEP
2003 57.40 Halle 24 MAY
2002 60.61 Halle 11 MAY
2001 56.83 Ettlingen 27 MAY
2000 54.50 Jena 19 AUG
2000 54.50 Dresden 15 JUL
1999 50.57