Florian Schwarthoff

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.

• Birthplace — Dortmund, West Germany • Header Color — lightsteelblue • Show Medals — yes • Medal Templates — Men's athletics Olympic Games European Championships Summer Universiade

• 100 metres - 10.57 (1996) • 200 metres - 20.86 (1991) • 110 metres hurdles - 13.05 (1995) - German record • Long jump - 7.69 (1986)

• Representing • 1987 — European Junior Championships — Birmingham, United Kingdom — 2nd — 110 m hurdles — 13.81 • World Championships — Rome, Italy — 15th (sf) — 110 m hurdles — 13.98 • 1988 — European Indoor Championships — Budapest, Hungary — 5th — 60 m hurdles — 7.77 • Olympic Games — Seoul, South Korea — 17th (qf) — 110 m hurdles — 13.67 • 1989 — European Indoor Championships — The Hague, Netherlands — 6th — 60 m hurdles — 7.72 • Universiade — |Duisburg, West Germany — 3rd — 110 m hurdles — 13.63 • 1990 — European Indoor Championships — Glasgow, United Kingdom — 3rd — 60 m hurdles — 7.61 • European Championships — Split, Yugoslavia — 8th (sf) — 110 m hurdles — 13.59 • Representing • 1991 — World Championships — Tokyo, Japan — 7th — 110 m hurdles — 13.41 • – — 4 × 100 m relay — DQ • 1992 — Olympic Games — Barcelona, Spain — 5th — 110 m hurdles — 13.29 • 1993 — World Indoor Championships — Toronto, Canada — 4th — 60 m hurdles — 7.54 • World Championships — Stuttgart, Germany — 5th — 110 m hurdles — 13.27 • 1994 — European Championships — Helsinki, Finland — 2nd — 110 m hurdles — 13.16 • World Cup — London, United Kingdom — 4th — 110 m hurdles — 13.47 • 1995 — World Championships — Gothenburg, Sweden — 2nd (qf) — 110 m hurdles — 13.24 • 1996 — Olympic Games — Atlanta, United States — 3rd — 110 m hurdles — 13.17 • 3rd (h) — 4 × 100 m relay — 38.77 • 1997 — World Championships — Athens, Greece — 4th — 110 m hurdles — 13.20 • 1998 — European Championships — Budapest, Hungary — 4th — 110 m hurdles — 13.23 • 1999 — World Championships — Seville, Spain — 7th — 110 m hurdles — 13.39 • 2000 — Olympic Games — Sydney, Australia — 6th — 110 m hurdles — 13.42 • 2001 — World Championships — Edmonton, Canada — 11th (h) — 110 m hurdles — 13.58 • 2002 — European Indoor Championships — Vienna, Austria — 4th — 60 m hurdles — 7.59 • European Championships — Munich, Germany — 4th — 110 m hurdles — 13.37