Florian Schwarthoff
Personal information
BornMay 7, 1968 (1968-05-07) (age 55)
Dortmund, West Germany
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 110 m hurdles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Helsinki 110 m hurdles

Florian Schwarthoff (born May 7, 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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  West Germany
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.81
World Championships Rome, Italy 15th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.98
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 60 m hurdles 7.77
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 17th (qf) 110 m hurdles 13.67
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 6th 60 m hurdles 7.72
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.63
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd 60 m hurdles 7.61
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 8th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.59
Representing  Germany
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 7th 110 m hurdles 13.41
– 4 × 100 m relay DQ
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 5th 110 m hurdles 13.29
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 4th 60 m hurdles 7.54
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th 110 m hurdles 13.27
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.16
World Cup London, United Kingdom 4th 110 m hurdles 13.47
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd (qf) 110 m hurdles 13.24[3]
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.17
3rd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.77[4]
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 4th 110 m hurdles 13.20
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 110 m hurdles 13.23
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 7th 110 m hurdles 13.39
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6th 110 m hurdles 13.42
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 11th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.58[5]
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 4th 60 m hurdles 7.59
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 110 m hurdles 13.37

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Florian Schwarthoff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  2. ↑ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Archived from the original (PDF) 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.


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