Marie-Therese Obst (born 7 January 1996) is a German-Norwegian javelin thrower. She is the Norwegian U18 record holder in the 500-gram javelin with a mark of 52.96 metres, and she was the winner of the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the javelin.

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Marie-Therese Obst

Personal information
Nationality	Norway (since 2013)  Germany (before 2013)[1]
Born	7 January 1996 (28 years, 137 days old)[1] Berlin, Germany[2]
Home town	Oslo, Norway[3]
Education	WANG Toppidrett[3] University of Georgia
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[3]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
College team	Georgia Bulldogs[3]
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: 61.37m (2021) JT (500g): 52.96m NYR (2013)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Norway European Throwing Cup 2024 Leiria Javelin throw
Updated on 15 December 2023

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

Obst 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 in the javelin, Obst finished 16th in the qualifying round.^[5] Obst improved significantly at the 2014 World U20 Championships in Athletics, qualifying for the finals and placing 7th.^[1]

Later in 2014, Obst suffered from a torn glenoid labrum that took seven years to recover from.^[6]

After her athletics career in Norway, she 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, Obst 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.^[7] At the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships, Obst finished 3rd in the First League javelin throw.^[1]