Florian Schwarthoff
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Florian Schwarthoff (born May 7, 1968, in Dortmund) is a former German hurdler best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] Schwarthoff had his best season in 1995 when set a new German record of 13.05 sec. in Bremen. He was expected to compete for a silver or bronze medal at the World Championships in Gothenburg behind the overwhelming favourite Allen Johnson from the United States. However, Schwarthoff did not finish the semi-final as he fell over a hurdle. Schwarthoff remained for several years a world class hurdler but never won a gold medal.
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Born | May 7, 1968 (1968-05-07) (age 56) Dortmund, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
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