{{Short description|Norwegian javelin thrower}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Marie-Therese Obst | image = | caption = | nationality = {{flagg|cncie|NOR}} <small>(since 2013)</small><br>{{flagg|cncie|GER}} <small>(before 2013)</small><ref name="tilas" /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|1|7}}<ref name="tilas">{{Tilastopaja|82417}}</ref> | birth_place = Berlin, Germany<ref name="way" /> | hometown = Oslo, Norway | education = WANG Toppidrett<ref name="college" /><br>University of Georgia | height = 5 ft 6 in<ref name="college" /> | weight = | sport = Athletics | event = Javelin throw | collegeteam = Georgia Bulldogs<ref name="college">{{cite web |title=Marie-Therese Obst - 2020-21 - Track & Field |url=https://georgiadogs.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/marie-therese-obst/4989 |website=University of Georgia Athletics |access-date=15 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> | club = IK Tjalve | nationals = {{ubl |'''2014 Norwegian Champs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 3rd {{BronzeMedal}} |'''2015 Norwegian Champs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 1st {{GoldMedal}} |'''2018 NCAAs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 15th |'''2021 NCAAs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 1st {{GoldMedal}} |'''2024 Norwegian Champs''' |{{bull}} Javelin throw, 2nd {{SilverMedal}} }} | pb = {{ubl |'''JT:''' 63.50 m (2024) |'''JT''' <small>(500g)</small>: 52.96 m (2013) }} | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{flagu|Norway}}}} {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2024 Rome|Javelin throw}} {{Medal|Competition|European Throwing Cup}} {{Medal|Gold|2024 Leiria|Javelin throw}} {{Medal|Competition|Nordic Junior Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2015 Espoo|Javelin throw}} | updated = 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taskerud |first=Kjell |date=9 August 2014 |title=Gulljentene fra Moss |url=https://www.moss-avis.no/2-2.2643-1.8537748 |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=Moss Avis |language=no}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Roset |first=Kristin |date=12 July 2021 |title=Marie-Therese Obst: Tøffe (kast)tak mot toppen |url=https://magasinetfriidrett.no/portrettet/marie-therese-obst-toffe-kasttak-mot-toppen/ |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=Friidrett |language=nb-NO}}</ref> She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rowbottom |first=Mike |date=29 July 2024 |title=Paris Olympics preview: javelin |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/paris24/news/article/paris-olympics-preview-javelin |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Solbakken |first=Hans |date=7 August 2024 |title=Marie-Therese Obst klar for spydfinalen i OL i Paris 2024, opnar opp om depresjon etter EM-suksess |url=https://www.nrk.no/ol/marie-therese-obst-klar-for-spydfinalen-i-ol-i-paris-2024_-opnar-opp-om-depresjon-etter-em-suksess-1.16993655 |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=NRK |language=nn-NO}}</ref>
==Biography== Obst was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to Moss, Norway when she was 9 years old.<ref name="way">{{cite web |title=Marie-Therese Obst : Home Away From Home {{!}} The Georgia Way |url=https://thegeorgiaway.com/project/marie-therese-obst-home-away-from-home/ |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She moved to Oslo in 2012 and won her first national gold medal in javelin throw at junior level that same year.<ref name="way" /> She competed in her first international competition at the 2013 World U18 Championships in Athletics, finishing 19th in the qualifying round.<ref>{{Facebook|id=10152029759143502|name=Marie-Therese Obst har to ugyldige kast - vi krysser fingrene}}</ref> At the 2014 European Championships, Obst finished 16th in the qualifying round.<ref>{{cite web |title=EM i friidrett – Oppsummering av dag 1 |url=https://friidrett1.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/em-i-friidrett-oppsummering-av-dag-1/ |website=Friidrett1 |access-date=15 December 2023 |language=no |date=12 August 2014}}</ref> She improved significantly at the 2014 World U20 Championships in Athletics, qualifying for the finals and placing 7th.<ref name="tilas" /> Later that same year, Obst suffered a torn glenoid labrum that would take seven years to recover from.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brooks |first1=Mackenzie |title=Georgia track and field's Obst overcomes injury for impactful senior season |url=https://www.redandblack.com/sports/georgia-track-and-field-s-obst-overcomes-injury-for-impactful-senior-season/article_d5c1164c-a81b-11eb-930a-c33e4a187ac9.html |website=The Red and Black |access-date=15 December 2023 |language=en |date=28 April 2021}}</ref> In 2015, she won gold medals at the Norwegian Championships and the Nordic Junior Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bugge |first=Mette |date=21 June 2016 |title=Får mange spørsmål når hun kommer på bussen |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/JbPjP/faar-mange-spoersmaal-naar-hun-kommer-paa-bussen |access-date=11 June 2024 |website=www.aftenposten.no |language=nb}}</ref>
After her athletics career in Norway, Obst moved to Athens, Georgia in the fall of 2017 to study Criminal Justice at the University of Georgia and joined the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team.<ref name="way" /><ref name=":0" /> After finishing 18th at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=NCAA Day 2 Women — Two CRs Better Than One For Rogers |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/article/ncaa-day-2-women-two-crs-better-than-one-for-rogers/ |website=Track & Field News |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> Obst finished 3rd at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships in the First League javelin throw.<ref name="tilas" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Track's Obst Takes Over As No. 4 All-Time NCAA Performer |url=https://georgiadogs.com/news/2021/3/26/track-field-tracks-obst-takes-over-as-no-4-all-time-ncaa-performer |access-date=11 June 2024 |website=University of Georgia Athletics |language=en}}</ref> She moved back to Norway in the summer of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hugsted |first1=Christian Monge |last2=Løkås |first2=Kristoffer |date=11 June 2024 |title=- Tror hun hadde grått mye i dag |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/tror-hun-hadde-gratt-mye-i-dag/81534045 |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=dagbladet.no |language=no}}</ref> In 2024, Obst won the gold medal at the European Throwing Cup in Leiria and the bronze medal at the European Championships in Rome.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NRK |date=9 March 2024 |title=Marie-Therese Obst kastet årsbeste i Europa |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/marie-therese-obst-kastet-arsbeste-i-europa-1.16797608 |access-date=11 June 2024 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mangelrød |first=Nils Christian |date=11 June 2024 |title=Jublet for medalje – Obst tok første kvinnelige spydmedalje på 24 år |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/jublet-for-medalje-_-obst-tok-forste-kvinnelige-spydmedalje-pa-24-ar-1.16921254 |access-date=11 June 2024 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> She represented Norway in the women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
==Personal bests== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Event !! Mark !! Place !! Competition !! Venue !! Date |- | Javelin throw || 63.50 m || align="center" | {{Bronze3}}|| European Championships|| Rome, Italy || 11 June 2024 |- | Javelin throw (500 g) || 52.96 m || align="center" | {{Gold1}} || Nasjonal Kastmønstring|| Fredrikstad, Norway || 4 May 2013 |}
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==External links== * {{World Athletics|14526544}} * {{Olympics.com|marie-therese-obst}} * [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/marie-therese-obst_1898245 Marie-Therese Obst] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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