 Elisabeth Eberl at the European Team Championships in Riga, Latvia 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 25, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 12 August 2012. | |||||||||||||||
Elisabeth Eberl (born 25 March 1988, in Graz) is an Austrian javelin thrower. [1] She competed in the javelin throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Austria | |||||
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 15th (q) | Javelin throw | 44.47 m |
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 13th (q) | Javelin throw | 47.46 m |
| 2009 | European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) | Tenerife, Spain | 2nd | Javelin throw | 54.31 m |
| European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 12th | Javelin throw | 50.52 m | |
| Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 11th | Javelin throw | 52.35 m | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 25th (q) | Javelin throw | 56.48 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 37th (q) | Javelin throw | 49.66 m |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | Javelin throw | 55.02 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 17th (q) | Javelin throw | 54.41 m |
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