Raymond Hecht
German javelin thrower
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Born | November 11, 1968 (1968-11-11) (age 55) Gardelegen, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | East Germany Germany | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Club | SC Magdeburg | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal best | 92.60 m (1995) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raymond Hecht (born 11 November 1968) is a German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 92.60 m, achieved in 1995. This places him eighth on the all-time rankings.
During his career, Hecht set five German records. His best result in international competition was a bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships. At a club level, he represented SC Magdeburg in former East Germany.
In 2015, he won the M45 division of the World Masters Championships, representing France.
Seasonal bests by year
- 1986 - 71.08
- 1987 - 75.90
- 1990 - 83.24
- 1991 - 81.92
- 1992 - 79.58
- 1993 - 88.90
- 1994 - 90.06
- 1995 - 92.60
- 1996 - 92.28
- 1997 - 87.32
- 1998 - 88.08
- 1999 - 88.67
- 2000 - 87.76
- 2001 - 88.88
- 2002 - 87.87
- 2003 - 86.22
- 2004 - 82.85
- 2005 - 77.20
- 2006 - 73.94
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing East Germany | ||||
1987 | European Junior Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 72.78 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 10th | 77.72 m |
Representing Germany | ||||
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | 70.58 m |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 23rd | 75.00 m |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 81.18 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 83.30 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 4th | 86.88 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th | 79.38 m |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 86.63 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th | 85.92 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 4th | 87.76 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 5th | 86.46 m |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | 83.95 m |
References
- Raymond Hecht at World Athletics
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- 1971–1972: Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1973: Klaus Wolfermann (FRG)
- 1974: Hannu Siitonen (FIN)
- 1975–1977: Miklós Németh (HUN)
- 1978: Michael Wessing (FRG)
- 1979: Pentti Sinersaari (FIN)
- 1980: Ferenc Paragi (HUN)
- 1981: Detlef Michel (GDR)
- 1982: Bob Roggy (USA)
- 1983: Tom Petranoff (USA)
- 1984–1985: Uwe Hohn (GDR)
- 1986: Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)
- 1987–1988: Jan Železný (TCH)
- 1989: Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN)
- 1990: Steve Backley (GBR)
- 1991: Seppo Räty (FIN)
- 1992: Steve Backley (GBR)
- 1993–1994: Jan Železný (CZE)
- 1995: Raymond Hecht (GER)
- 1996–1997: Jan Železný (CZE)
- 1998–1999: Aki Parviainen (FIN)
- 2000: Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE)
- 2001: Jan Železný (CZE)
- 2002–2003: Sergey Makarov (RUS)
- 2004: Alexandr Ivanov (RUS)
- 2005: Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)
- 2006: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
- 2007: Breaux Greer (USA)
- 2008–2011: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
- 2012: Vítězslav Veselý (CZE)
- 2013: Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)
- 2014: Ihab Abdelrahman (EGY)
- 2015: Julius Yego (KEN)
- 2016: Thomas Röhler (GER)
- 2017–2018: Johannes Vetter (GER)
- 2019: Magnus Kirt (EST)
- 2020–2021: Johannes Vetter (GER)
- 2022: Anderson Peters (GRN)
- 2023: Jakub Vadlejch (CZE)
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