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Thomas Röhler

Röhler competing in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1991-09-30) 30 September 1991 (age 33) Jena, Germany
Height	1.91 m
Weight	90 kg
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	93.90 m (2017)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Germany Olympic Games Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw European Championships Gold 2018 Berlin Javelin throw Representing Europe Continental Cup Gold 2018 Ostrava Javelin throw
Updated on 9 September 2018.

Thomas Röhler was born on September 30, 1991. He is a German track and field athlete. He is famous for competing in the javelin throw event.

Thomas Röhler won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games. He also became the European Champion in 2018. His best throw ever is 93.90 meters. This amazing throw makes him one of the top three javelin throwers in history.

Thomas Röhler's Sports Journey

Thomas Röhler started his journey in track and field in 1998 when he was a child. He grew up in Jena, Germany. He went to a special sports high school there. Later, he studied at the University of Jena.

At first, he mostly competed in high jump and triple jump. But by 2010, he started to focus on the javelin throw. He was a junior athlete (under 20 years old) then. That year, he threw the javelin over 70 meters for the first time. He also represented Germany at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He finished ninth in that competition.

Becoming a Top Javelin Thrower

In 2011, Thomas improved his personal best to 78.20 meters. This throw earned him seventh place at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships.

By 2012, he became a senior athlete. He threw over 80 meters for the first time at a meeting. His throw was 80.79 meters. This made him the 54th best in the world that year. He also won his first national title at the 2012 German Athletics Championships. He beat a more experienced athlete named Tino Häber. He competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, finishing 13th.

The year 2013 was important for Thomas. He won his first international medals. He consistently threw over 80 meters in his competitions. He was second at the 2013 European Cup Winter Throwing. He also threw 83.95 meters at a meeting in Dessau. This was his best throw that season.

He competed in the 2013 IAAF Diamond League for the first time. He finished in the top three at the Bislett Games. He won a silver medal at the 2013 European Team Championships. He also won his national title again. At the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, he came third. He competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics but did not perform his best.

In 2014, Thomas continued to do well. He was second again at the 2014 European Cup Winter Throwing. He competed often in the 2014 IAAF Diamond League. He threw 84.74 meters for third place in Paris. He then threw an amazing 86.99 meters at the Glasgow Grand Prix. This was a surprise win over the world champion, Vítězslav Veselý.

Olympic and European Success

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Röhler won the gold medal! He threw the javelin 90.30 meters. He almost broke the Olympic record of 90.57 meters. This record was set by Andreas Thorkildsen in 2008.

At the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, he finished fourth. His throw was 88.26 meters. He was very close to getting a medal, just six centimeters behind third place.

In July 2018, he won a silver medal at the German Athletics Championships. His throw was 88.09 meters. In August, he won a gold medal at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. He threw 89.47 meters. He won another gold medal in September at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup. His throw was 87.07 meters.

Röhler competing at ISTAF Berlin in 2019.

At the 2019 World Athletics Championships, Thomas Röhler did not make it past the first round. His best throw was 79.23 meters.

Competition Results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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	22nd (q)	Javelin throw	71.31 m

Thomas Röhler's Best Throws Each Year

This chart shows how far Thomas Röhler threw the javelin each year.

• 2009 – 52.96 meters
• 2010 – 76.37 meters
• 2011 – 78.20 meters
• 2012 – 80.79 meters
• 2013 – 83.95 meters
• 2014 – 87.63 meters
• 2015 – 89.27 meters
• 2016 – 91.28 meters
• 2017 – 93.90 meters (his personal best!)
• 2018 – 91.78 meters
• 2019 – 86.99 meters

See also

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