Boris Henry

{{short description|German javelin thrower}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Boris Obergföll

| birth_name = Boris Henry

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|14 December 1973}}

| birth_place = Völklingen, West Germany

| height = 1.93 m

| weight = 105 kg

| spouse = {{marriage|Christina Obergföll|2013}}

| country = {{GER}}

| sport = Track and field

| event = Javelin throw

| pb = 90.44 m (1997)

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Competition | World Championships }}

{{Medal|Bronze | 1995 Gothenburg | Javelin }}

{{Medal|Bronze | 2003 Paris | Javelin }}

{{Medal|Competition | European Championships }}

{{Medal|Bronze | 2002 Munich | Javelin }}

}}

Boris Obergföll ({{né}} Henry; born 14 December 1973) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He won a bronze medal in the World Championships twice (1995 and 2003). His personal best throw was 90.44 metres, set in July 1997.{{Cite web |url=http://www.leichtathletik.de/image.php?AID=9315_dlv_bestenliste.pdf |title="Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik |language=de |trans-title="Eternal" top list of German track and field athletics |website=Leichtathletik.de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306113835/http://www.leichtathletik.de/image.php?AID=9315_dlv_bestenliste.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2014 }} This ranks him fifth among German javelin (new implement) throwers, behind Johannes Vetter, Thomas Röhler, Raymond Hecht and Andreas Hofmann.

He also competed in the javelin throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics (fifth place) and the 2000 Summer Olympics (seventh place). He was entered into the 2004 Summer Olympics but did not start the competition and retired thereafter.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/boris-henry-1.html |title=Boris Henry |access-date=20 May 2020 |archive-date=17 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917083104/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/boris-henry-1.html |url-status=dead }}

He represented SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken and was trained by Klaus Bartonietz. He is {{height|cm=193}} tall and weighed {{convert|105|kg|lb|0}} while he was competing. He is married to Christina Obergföll, whose surname he adopted upon marriage.{{cite news |url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/stuttgart/article119175731/Wie-aus-Boris-Henry-Herr-Obergfoell-wird.html |title=Wie aus Boris Henry Herr Obergföll wird |language=de |trans-title=How from Boris Henry will become Mr. Obergföll |website=Die Welt |date=19 August 2013}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.welt.de/regionales/stuttgart/article119175731/Wie-aus-Boris-Henry-Herr-Obergfoell-wird.html English via Google Translate]){{cite news |url=http://www.badische-zeitung.de/offenburg/christina-und-boris-obergfoell-geb-henry-haben-geheiratet--75206235.html |title=Christina und Boris Obergföll, geb. Henry, haben geheiratet |language=de |trans-title=Christina and Boris Obergföll, b. Henry, have married |website=Badische Zeitung |date=13 September 2013}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.badische-zeitung.de/offenburg/christina-und-boris-obergfoell-geb-henry-haben-geheiratet--75206235.html English via Google Translate])