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Place of Birth: Dortmund, Free State of Prussia, Germany
About Florian Schwarthoff
- Florian Schwarthoff (born May 7, 1968 in Dortmund) is a former German hurdler best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- Schwarthoff had his best season in 1995 when set a new German record of 13.05 sec.
- in Bremen.
- 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.
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