Thomas Röhler
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Born | Jena, Germany | 30 September 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 93.90 m (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 9 September 2018. |
Thomas Röhler (born 30 September 1991) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is the 2016 Olympic Champion and 2018 European Champion. His personal best of 93.90 m for the event ranks him third on the overall list.[1]
Career
Röhler began taking part in track and field as a child in 1998. Raised in
He established himself as a senior athlete in 2012. He cleared eighty metres for the first time at a meeting in
The
He and Latvian rival Sirmais repeated their placings at the
At the
In July 2018, he won silver at the 2018 German Athletics Championships, with a throw of 88.09 m.[12] In August, he won gold at the 2018 European Athletics Championships with a throw of 89.47 m.[13] He won another gold medal in September, at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup, with an 87.07 m throw.[14]
At the 2019 World Athletics Championships, Röhler, with a best throw at 79.23 m, did not progress from the qualifying round.[15]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Germany | |||||
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 13th (q) | Javelin throw | 78.89 m |
2013 | European Throwing Cup | Castellón, Spain | 2nd | Javelin throw | 81.87 m |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 29th (q) | Javelin throw | 74.45 m | |
2014 | European Throwing Cup | Leiria, Portugal. | 2nd | Javelin throw | 81.17 m |
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 12th | Javelin throw | 70.31 m | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 4th | Javelin throw | 87.41 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | Javelin throw | 80.78 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Javelin throw | 90.30 m | |
2017 | World Championships | London, England | 4th | Javelin throw | 88.26 m |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | Javelin throw | 89.47 m |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 23rd (q) | Javelin throw | 79.23 m |
2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany
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22nd (q) | Javelin throw | 71.31 m |
Seasonal bests by year
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
- 2009 – 52.96
- 2010 – 76.37
- 2011 – 78.20
- 2012 – 80.79
- 2013 – 83.95
- 2014 – 87.63
- 2015 – 89.27
- 2016 – 91.28
- 2017 – 93.90
- 2018 – 91.78
- 2019 – 86.99
References
- ^ "Rohler moves to second on world all-time list with 93.90m in Doha – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. 5 May 2017.
- ^ About Me. Thomas Roehler. Retrieved on 2014-07-22.
- ^ Thomas Rohler: I love javelin because... IAAF
- ^ a b Thomas Rohler. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-22.
- ^ a b c d Thomas Rohler. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-07-22.
- ^ Javelin Throw – men – senior – outdoor – 2012. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-22.
- Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband(in German). 17 June 2012.
- ^ Qualification Results. European Athletics (2012). Retrieved on 2014-07-22.
- ^ Javelin Throw – men – senior – outdoor – 2013. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-22.
- European Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-03-26.
- ^ Brown, Matthew (2014-07-12). Double Dutch delight for Schippers in Glasgow – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-22.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (22 July 2018). "Hofmann takes German javelin title". IAAF.
- ^ Javelin Throw Men European Athletic Association
- ^ Report: men's javelin – IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018 IAAF
- ^ Achterbahnfahrt im Speerwurf: Vetter stark, aber Röhler und Hofmann scheitern! Kicker
External links
- Official website
- Thomas Röhler at World Athletics
- Thomas Röhler at Diamond League
- Thomas Röhler at European Athletics (archive)
- Thomas Rohler at Olympics.com
- Thomas Rohler at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Thomas Rohler at Olympic.org (archived)
- Thomas Röhler at Olympedia
- Thomas Röhler at the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (in German)
- Thomas Röhler at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)