Raymond Hecht

Raymond Hecht (born 11 November 1968 in Gardelegen, Saxony-Anhalt) is a 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).

He won the M45 division of the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships representing France.

Seasonal bests by year

• 1986 - 71.08
• 1987 - 75.90
• 1990 - 83.24
• 1991 - 81.92
• 1992 - 79.58
• 1993 - 88.90
• 1994 - 90.06
• 1995 - 92.60
• 1996 - 92.28
• 1997 - 87.32
• 1998 - 88.08
• 1999 - 88.67
• 2000 - 87.76
• 2001 - 88.88
• 2002 - 87.87
• 2003 - 86.22
• 2004 - 82.85
• 2005 - 77.20
• 2006 - 73.94

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  East Germany
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	72.78 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	10th	77.72 m
Representing  Germany
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th	70.58 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	23rd	75.00 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	81.18 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	83.30 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	4th	86.88 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	13th	79.38 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	86.63 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	5th	85.92 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	4th	87.76 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	5th	86.46 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th	83.95 m