Raymond Hecht

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Raymond Hecht (born 11 November 1968 in Gardelegen) is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented SC Magdeburg in former East Germany.

His personal best throw is 92.60 metres, achieved in July 1995 in Oslo. This places him fourth on the all-time performers list. This is also the current German record, Hecht set five German records in total (note that East German Uwe Hohn threw 104.80 metres with the old javelin design).

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, England	3rd
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	10th
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	4th
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	5th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	4th
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	5th
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th