Marie-Therese Obst

Marie-Therese Obst
Personal information
Nationality	Norway (since 2013); Germany (before 2013)
Born	January 7, 1996 (age 28); 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
Club	IK Tjalve
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 ; 2024 Norwegian Champs; • Javelin throw, 2nd ;
Personal bests	JT: 63.50 m (2024); JT (500g): 52.96 m (2013);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Norway
European Championships
European Throwing Cup
Nordic Junior Championships
	Updated on 29 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 has also won the Nordic Junior Championships (2015) and multiple national titles at junior level, in addition to being the Norwegian U20 record holder with a mark of 57.44 metres.^[4]^[5] She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[6]^[7]

^ ^a ^b Marie-Therese Obst at Tilastopaja (registration required)
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Marie-Therese Obst - 2020-21 - Track & Field". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ Taskerud, Kjell (2014-08-09). "Gulljentene fra Moss". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
^ Roset, Kristin (2021-07-12). "Marie-Therese Obst: Tøffe (kast)tak mot toppen". Friidrett (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 July 2024). "Paris Olympics preview: javelin". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
^ Solbakken, Hans (2024-08-07). "Marie-Therese Obst klar for spydfinalen i OL i Paris 2024, opnar opp om depresjon etter EM-suksess". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2024-08-07.