Florian Schwarthoff
Birth date7 May 1968 (age 58)
Birth placeDortmund, West Germany
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Florian Schwarthoff (born 7 May 1968 in Dortmund) is a former German hurdler best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] Schwarthoff had his best season in 1995 when set a new German record of 13.05 sec. in Bremen. He was expected to compete for a silver or bronze medal at the World Championships in Gothenburg behind the overwhelming favourite Allen Johnson from the United States. However, Schwarthoff did not finish the semi-final as he fell over a hurdle. Schwarthoff remained for several years a world class hurdler but never won a gold medal.

Personal bests

Achievements

Representing
1987European Junior ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom2nd110 m hurdles13.81
World ChampionshipsRome, Italy15th (sf)110 m hurdles13.98
1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th60 m hurdles7.77
Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea17th (qf)110 m hurdles13.67
1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands6th60 m hurdles7.72
UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany3rd110 m hurdles13.63
1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom3rd60 m hurdles7.61
European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia8th (sf)110 m hurdles13.59
Representing
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan7th110 m hurdles13.41
–4 × 100 m relayDQ
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain5th110 m hurdles13.29
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada4th60 m hurdles7.54
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany5th110 m hurdles13.27
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland2nd110 m hurdles13.16
World CupLondon, United Kingdom4th110 m hurdles13.47
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden2nd (qf)110 m hurdles13.24[3]
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States3rd110 m hurdles13.17
3rd (h)4 × 100 m relay38.77[4]
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th110 m hurdles13.20
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th110 m hurdles13.23
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain7th110 m hurdles13.39
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia6th110 m hurdles13.42
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada11th (h)110 m hurdles13.58[5]
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria4th60 m hurdles7.59
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4th110 m hurdles13.37

References

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  2. ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (in German). leichtathletik.de. Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007.
  3. ^ Did not finish in the semifinals.
  4. ^ Did not finish in the semifinals.
  5. ^ Did not finish in the semifinals.