Christian Obrist

Christian Obrist
Christian Obrist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 39)
Brixen, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle distance running
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 1500 m: 3:34.22 (2007)

Christian Obrist (born 20 November 1980 in Brixen) is an Italian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 m.

Biography

Obrist finished seventh in the 1500 m final at both the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was also a semi-finalist at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.

His personal best time is 3:35.32 minutes, achieved in September 2007 in Rieti. He first represented the sports club SSV Brixen,[1] than C.S. Carabinieri.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th 1500m 3:39.58
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 7th 1500 metres 3:46.57
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 11th 1500 metres 3:39.87 [2]
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th 1500 metres 3:43.91

National championships

Christian Obrist has won 12 times the individual national championship.[3][4]

  • 8 wins in the 1500 metres (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012)
  • 4 wins in the 1500 metres indoor (2001, 2006, 2008, 2009)

See also

References

  1. ^ Chronik SSV Brixen Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ He ran in a better cron (3:35.91) in preliminary rounds.
  3. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

External links


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