Bernhard Seifert

Bernhard Seifert

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 31) Hildburghausen, Germany
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	SC Potsdam
Coached by	Burkhard Looks

Bernhard Seifert (born 15 February 1993) is a German athlete specializing in the javelin throw. He represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw.

Career

Seifert was awarded the 2019 Fair Play Prize of German Sports after he allowed Julian Weber to take his spot at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.[1][2]

Seifert represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw.[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Germany
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	4th^[citation needed]	Javelin throw	75.84 m
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	2nd	Javelin throw	82.42 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	13th (q)^[citation needed]	Javelin throw	80.02 m
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	3rd	Javelin throw	80.57 m
2018	European Throwing Cup	Leiria, Portugal	2nd	Javelin throw	80.62 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	31st (q)	Javelin throw	68.30 m

References

1. "Bernhard Seifert". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
2. ""Echter Teamgeist": Fair Play Preis des deutschen Sports geht an Bernhard Seifert". leichtathletik.de (in German). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.