Christian Obrist

Christian Obrist (born 20 November 1980 in Brixen) is an Italian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 m.

Christian Obrist

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 44) Brixen, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle distance running
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1500 m: 3:34.22 (2007)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería 1500 metres

Biography

Obrist finished seventh in the 1500 m final at both the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was also a semi-finalist at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.

His personal best time is 3:35.32 minutes, achieved in September 2007 in Rieti. He first represented the sports club SSV Brixen,^[1] than C.S. Carabinieri.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4th	1500m	3:39.58
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	7th	1500 metres	3:46.57
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	11th	1500 metres	3:39.87 [2]
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th	1500 metres	3:43.91

National titles

Christian Obrist has won 12 times the individual national championship.^[3][4]

• 8 wins in the 1500 metres (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012)
• 4 wins in the 1500 metres indoor (2001, 2006, 2008, 2009)

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - 1500 metres