Raymond Hecht (born 11 November 1968) is a German
track and field
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athlete who competed in the
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...
. 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
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at the
1998 European Championships. At a club level, he represented
SC Magdeburg
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in former East Germany.
In 2015, he won the M45 division of the
World Masters Championships
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, 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
References
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1968 births
Living people
People from Gardelegen
Athletes from Bezirk Magdeburg
German male javelin throwers
East German male javelin throwers
Olympic athletes for Germany
World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
European Athletics Championships medalists
SC Magdeburg athletes
East German Athletics Championships winners
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