| Christian Obrist | |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Middle distance running |
| Club: | C.S. Carabinieri |
| Birth Date: | 1980 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Brixen, Italy |
| Weight: | 66kg (146lb) |
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| Country: |  Italy |
Christian Obrist (born 20 November 1980 in Brixen) is an Italian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 m.
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.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Christian Obrist has won 12 times the individual national championship.[3] [4]