Björn Otto
 Björn Otto in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | October 16, 1977 |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole Vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Björn Otto (born 16 October 1977) is a retired German pole vaulter.
On 30 January 2013 in Cottbus, Germany, with the mark of 5.90 m, he set the masters world record M35.[1]
Biography
His personal best is a jump of 6.01 metres, achieved on 5 September 2012 in Aachen.[2] He cleared 5.92 metres indoors in February 2012 in Potsdam, and equaled it also at the German national indoor championships in Karlsruhe later that month. Arguably his biggest success was a second place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In the same year, he also won a silver medal at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, in March 2012 and a silver medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland in July 2012.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 8th | 5.40 m |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 6th | 5.50 m |
| 2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | 7th | 5.35 m |
| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | 5.50 m |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th (q) | 5.65 m |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 4th | 5.70 m |
| Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 1st | 5.80 m | |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 5.71 m |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 5th | 5.81 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th (q) | 5.55 m |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | 5.80 m |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 5.92 m | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 5.91 m | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 5.76 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | 5.82 m |
See also
- Six metres club
- German records in athletics
- Germany all-time top lists – Pole vault
- List of world records in masters athletics
References
- ^ "Björn Otto sets a new M35 pole vault world record". world-masters-athletics.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Otto jumps world season leading 6.01m in Aachen". european-athletics.org. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
External links
- Björn Otto at World Athletics
- Björn Otto at European Athletics (archive)
- Bjorn Otto at Olympics.com
- Bjorn Otto at Olympic.org (archived)
- Björn Otto at Olympedia
- Björn Otto at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Björn Otto at Team Deutschland (in German)
World University Games champions in men's pole vault | |
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