Marie-Therese Obst

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Marie-Therese Obst
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Norway.svg   Norway (since 2013)
Flag of Germany.svg   Germany (before 2013) [1]
Born (1996-01-07) January 7, 1996 (age 28) [1]
Berlin, Germany [2]
Home town Oslo, Norway
EducationWANG Toppidrett [3]
University of Georgia
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [3]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Javelin throw
College team Georgia Bulldogs [3]
Club IK Tjalve
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • JT: 63.50 m (2024)
  • JT (500g): 52.96 m (2013)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Norway.svg Norway
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rome Javelin throw
European Throwing Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Leiria Javelin throw
Nordic Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 EspooJavelin throw
Updated on 29 June 2024

Marie-Therese Obst (born 7 January 1996) is a German-Norwegian javelin thrower. She is a European Throwing Cup (2024), NCAA (2021) and Norwegian national (2015) champion, and a European Championships (2024) bronze medalist. Obst has also won the Nordic Junior Championships (2015) and multiple national titles at junior level, in addition to being the Norwegian U20 record holder with a mark of 57.44 metres. [4] [5] She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [6] [7]

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Biography

Obst was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to Moss, Norway when she was 9 years old. [2] [5] She moved to Oslo in 2012 and won her first national gold medal in javelin throw at junior level that same year. [2] She competed in her first international competition at the 2013 World U18 Championships in Athletics, finishing 19th in the qualifying round. [8] At the 2014 European Championships, Obst finished 16th in the qualifying round. [9] She improved significantly at the 2014 World U20 Championships in Athletics, qualifying for the finals and placing 7th. [1] Later that same year, Obst suffered a torn glenoid labrum that would take seven years to recover from. [10] In 2015, she won gold medals at the Norwegian Championships and the Nordic Junior Championships. [11]

After her athletics career in Norway, Obst moved to Athens, Georgia in the fall of 2017 to study Criminal Justice at the University of Georgia and joined the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team. [2] [5] After finishing 18th at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she achieved her first collegiate national title by winning the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 59.69 m. [12] Obst finished 3rd at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships in the First League javelin throw. [1] [13] She moved back to Norway in the summer of 2022. [14] In 2024, Obst won the gold medal at the European Throwing Cup in Leiria and the bronze medal at the European Championships in Rome. [15] [16] She represented Norway in the women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [6] [7]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkPlaceCompetitionVenueDate
Javelin throw 63.50 mBronze medal icon.svg European Championships Rome, Italy11 June 2024
Javelin throw (500 g)52.96 mGold medal icon.svgNasjonal Kastmønstring Fredrikstad, Norway4 May 2013

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