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| Born | (1991-09-30)30 September 1991 (age 34) Jena, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personalbest | 93.90m (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Röhler (born 30 September 1991) is a Germantrack and field athlete who competes in thejavelin throw. He is the2016 Olympic Champion and2018 European Champion. His personal best of 93.90m for the event ranks himthird on the overall list.[1]
Röhler began taking part in track and field as a child in 1998. Raised inJena, he attended theJohann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths Sports High school in the city and went on to study at theUniversity of Jena.[2] He first competed mainly as a high jumper and a triple jumper.[3] He began to make his impact as ajunior (under-20) athlete in the javelin throw in 2010. That year he threw beyond seventy metres for the first time and represented his country at the2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he finished in ninth place.[4] He ended that year with a personal best throw of 76.37 m (250 ft6+1⁄2 in) to place second at the German junior championships. The following year he improved to 78.20 m (256 ft6+1⁄2 in) – a throw which brought him seventh place at the2011 European Athletics U23 Championships.[5]
He established himself as a senior athlete in 2012. He cleared eighty metres for the first time at a meeting inSankt Wendel, getting a mark of 80.79 m (265 ft1⁄2 in), which ranked him 54th in the world that year.[6] More crucial was his first national title win at the2012 German Athletics Championships, where he defeated the more experiencedTino Häber.[7] His personal best was not sufficient for entry to the2012 London Olympics, but he was selected for the2012 European Athletics Championships. On his senior debut for Germany, he placed 13th injavelin qualifying, equalling the mark of finalistGabriel Wallin, but missing out due to having a shorter second throw.[8]
The2013 season saw him achieve his first international medals and he consistently threw beyond eighty metres in competition.[5] At the2013 European Cup Winter Throwing in March, he was the runner-up behind Latvia'sZigismunds Sirmais. At the end of May, he threw 83.95 m (275 ft 5 in) at a meeting inDessau – a performance that placed him 16th in the world that season.[9] On his debut on the2013 IAAF Diamond League circuit, he placed top three at theBislett Games. He was the silver medallist at the2013 European Team Championships and retained his national title at the2013 German Athletics Championships. In a high-quality competition at the2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, he came third behind Sirmais and German teammateBernhard Seifert.[5] Röhler was chosen to compete for Germany at the2013 World Championships in Athletics and on his global senior debut he did not perform well, having his worst competition of the year and failing to better 75 metres.[4] He ended the year with a seventh-place finish at theMemorial Van Damme Diamond League meet.[5]
He and Latvian rival Sirmais repeated their placings at the2014 European Cup Winter Throwing, the German again finishing second.[10] He made regular appearances on the2014 IAAF Diamond League circuit: he was fifth at thePrefontaine Classic and Bislett Games, then threw a best of 84.74 m (278 ft 0 in) for third at theMeeting Areva in Paris. He improved this further at theGlasgow Grand Prix, throwing the javelin 86.99 m (285 ft4+3⁄4 in) to take a surprise victory over reigning world championVítězslav Veselý.[11]
At the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, hewon the gold medal with a throw of 90.30 m, narrowly missing theOlympic record of 90.57 m set byAndreas Thorkildsen ofNorway during the2008 Beijing Olympics. At the2017 IAAF World Championships, hefinished fourth with a throw of 88.26 m, six centimetres behind third place.
In July 2018, he won silver at the 2018German Athletics Championships, with a throw of 88.09 m.[12] In August, hewon gold at the2018 European Athletics Championships with a throw of 89.47 m.[13] He won another gold medal in September, at the2018 IAAF Continental Cup, with an 87.07 m throw.[14]
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At the2019 World Athletics Championships, Röhler, with a best throw at 79.23 m, did not progress from thequalifying round.[15]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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 | 22nd (q) | Javelin throw | 71.31 m |
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men'sjavelin throw | |
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European Athletics Championships champions in men'sjavelin throw | |
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 Diamond League champions in men's javelin throw | |
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| People | |
