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Encyclopedia > Florian Schwarthoff
Men's Athletics
Bronze 1996 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. 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 Allan 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. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics See also Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games 1996 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ...


Personal bests

100 m is the classic sprints race distance. ... 200 m is a sprint running event. ... Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ...

Major achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1989 World University Games Duisburg, Germany 3rd
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd
1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States 3rd

1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes, by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). ... Duisburg is a German city and port in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The 16th European Championships in Athletics were in held in Helsinki, Finland. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics See also Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games 1996 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Nickname: The Horizon City, Hotlanta, The Big Peach, A-Town, The ATL Official website: http://www. ...

External links

  • IAAF profile for Florian Schwarthoff

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IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - Golden League 2003 - News (1005 words)
Schwarthoff's role as Director will not be in the classic mould of a ‘meeting director’ who used to be responsible for the whole organisation of the ISTAF, instead the functions of the meeting will be split between a director of organisation and a director of sport, with Schwarthoff taking the latter title.
It is ironic that it was in fact Rudi Thiel who had first arranged for Florian Schwarthoff to move from Heppenheim to Berlin some two years ago, and that during the last two years of his career he competed for Thiel’s club, the Olympischer SC.
Schwarthoff, who still holds the national record for 110 m hurdles (13.05) and was the 1996 Olympic bronze medallist, further explained, “it will be my job to choose the events and the athletes and to put together the timetable.”
IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News (244 words)
German sprint hurdles recordholder Florian Schwarthoff will be a member of the team of DLV President Clemens Prokop who was re-elected last weekend at German Federation's Congress.
Schwarthoff will deal with any matters concerning athletes.
With the help of Schwarthoff the DLV hopes to improve its relationship with the German elite athletes.
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