Steffi Nerius

Steffi Nerius

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
	2004 Athens	Javelin
World Championships
	2009 Berlin	Javelin
	2003 Paris	Javelin
	2005 Helsinki	Javelin
	2007 Osaka	Javelin
European Championships
	2006 Göteborg	Javelin
	2002 Munich	Javelin

Steffi Nerius (born 1 July 1972 in Bergen auf Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a German athlete competing in the javelin throw. She won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and is the 2009 World Champion; she is also a three-time bronze medalist at that level.

Initially playing volleyball in school, she was too short for a career in this sport and switched to athletics instead. She was taught javelin throw by her mother, a former javelin thrower. Her first international success was a third place at the 1991 Junior's European Championships. Her first major gold medal came at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. From 2003 to 2006 she won four consecutive national championships.

Her personal best throw is 68.34 metres, achieved on 31 August 2008 in Elstal. This ranks her second among German javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll.^[1] The throw also marked a world's best for javelin throwers elder than 35.^[2]

Achievements

Steffi Nerius (left) and Christina Obergföll celebrating their third and second-place finishes at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Germany
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	3rd	54.60 m^1
1992	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	6th	56.24 m^1
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	9th	60.26 m^1
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	56.50 m^1
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	9th	60.20 m^1
1997	Universiade	Catania, Italy	5th	59.80 m^1
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	62.08 m^1
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	4th	58.76 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	16th (q)	58.43 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	4th	64.84 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	5th	62.08 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd	64.09 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	3rd	62.70 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	2nd	65.82 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	65.96 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	65.82 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	3rd	64.42 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	65.29 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	67.30 m

¹Old model javelin

References

1. Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc
2. Speerwerferinnen übertreffen sich in Elstal (German)

External links

• Steffi Nerius profile at IAAF
• Official website
• Leverkusen who's who