Marie-Therese Obst

Marie-Therese Obst
Personal information
Nationality	Norway (since 2013); Germany (before 2013)
Born	7 January 1996 (28 years, 157 days old); Berlin, Germany
Home town	Oslo, Norway
Education	WANG Toppidrett; University of Georgia
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
College team	Georgia Bulldogs
Achievements and titles
National finals	2012 Norwegian U17s; • Javelin throw, 1st ; 2013 Norwegian U20s; • Javelin throw, 3rd ; 2013 Norwegian Champs; • Javelin throw, 5th; 2013 Norwegian U18s; • Javelin throw, 1st ; 2014 Norwegian U23s; • Javelin throw, 3rd ; 2014 Norwegian U20s; • Javelin throw, 1st ; 2014 Norwegian Champs; • Javelin throw, 3rd ; 2015 Norwegian Champs; • Javelin throw, 1st ; 2015 Norwegian U20s; • Javelin throw, 1st ; 2018 NCAAs; • Javelin throw, 15th; 2021 NCAAs; • Javelin throw, 1st ;
Personal bests	JT: 63.50m (2024); JT (500g): 52.96m NYR (2013);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Norway
European Championships
European Throwing Cup
	Updated on 11 June 2024

Marie-Therese Obst (born 7 January 1996) is a German-Norwegian javelin thrower. She is a European Throwing Cup (2024), NCAA (2021) and Norwegian national (2015) champion, and a European Championships (2024) bronze medalist. Obst is also the Norwegian U18 record holder in the 500-gram javelin with a mark of 52.96 metres.

Biography[edit]

Obst was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to Oslo, Norway when she was 9 years old.^[2]

Obst won her first gold medal in javelin throw at the U17 Norwegian Championships in 2012. She competed in her first global competition at the 2013 World U18 Championships in Athletics, finishing 19th in the qualifying round.^[4] At the 2014 European Championships, Obst finished 16th in the qualifying round.^[5] She improved significantly at the 2014 World U20 Championships in Athletics, qualifying for the finals and placing 7th.^[1] Later that same year, Obst suffered from a torn glenoid labrum that took seven years to recover from.^[6] In 2015, she won the gold medal at the Norwegian Championships.^[7]

After her athletics career in Norway, Obst moved to Athens, Georgia in the fall of 2017, joining the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team.^[2] After finishing 18th at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she achieved her first collegiate national title by winning the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 59.69 m.^[8] Obst finished 3rd at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships in the First League javelin throw.^[1]^[9] In 2024, she won the gold medal at the European Throwing Cup in Leiria and the bronze medal at the European Championships in Rome.^[10]^[11]

Event	Mark	Place	Competition	Venue	Date
Javelin throw	63.50 m		European Championships	Rome, Italy	11 June 2024
Javelin throw (500 g)	52.96 m NU18R		Nasjonal Kastmønstring	Fredrikstad, Norway	4 May 2013

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Marie-Therese Obst at Tilastopaja (registration required)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Marie-Therese Obst : Home Away From Home | The Georgia Way". Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Marie-Therese Obst - 2020-21 - Track & Field". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ Marie-Therese Obst har to ugyldige kast - vi krysser fingrene on Facebook
^ "EM i friidrett – Oppsummering av dag 1". Friidrett1 (in Norwegian). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ Brooks, Mackenzie (28 April 2021). "Georgia track and field's Obst overcomes injury for impactful senior season". The Red and Black. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ Bugge, Mette (2016-06-21). "Får mange spørsmål når hun kommer på bussen". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-06-11.
^ "NCAA Day 2 Women — Two CRs Better Than One For Rogers". Track & Field News. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "Track's Obst Takes Over As No. 4 All-Time NCAA Performer". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
^ NRK (2024-03-09). "Marie-Therese Obst kastet årsbeste i Europa". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-06-11.
^ Mangelrød, Nils Christian (2024-06-11). "Jublet for medalje – Obst tok første kvinnelige spydmedalje på 24 år". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-06-11.