Thomas Oberhofer
Dr. Thomas Oberhofer (born December 14, 1964) is an Italian Orthopedic surgeon and Masters track and field athlete, known for running hurdles.[1] He won the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships M50 100 metres hurdles in Lyon, France.[2][3] He set the Italian masters record at 14.15 +1.8[4] and became the #2 European all-time in the process.[5] See the Video on YouTube In 2006 he was the bronze medalist in the 60 metres hurdles at the World Indoor Masters Championships in Linz, Austria.[6]
Earlier in 2015, he finished third at the European Indoor Championships in Torun. His race in the finals was poorer than during the semi-final round where he set the Italian record at 8.68.[7] Representing the Südtirol Team Club he won the Italian National Indoor Championships in 2014.[8]
In 2011, Dr. Oberhofer led a developmental assistance team to northwestern Cameroon, where the first hip replacement and arthroscopoc knee surgery in the region was performed.[9] In 2013 he wrote The New Back Booklet instructions for patients with back problems.[10]
References
- ↑ http://www.tageszeitung.it/2015/08/17/der-fliegende-orthopaede/
- ↑ http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/results/2015lyon/lyonresultsmen.pdf
- ↑ http://altoadige.fidal.it/content/La-Festa-dell´atletica-altoatesina-al-Felsenkeller/68287
- ↑ http://www.tageszeitung.it/2016/03/08/athleten-in-der-laimburg/
- ↑ http://www.evaa.ch/files/records/HUERDEN_10.04.2016.pdf
- ↑ http://www.wellingtonmastersathletics.org.nz/ind_60mh.html
- ↑ http://www.atleticanet.it/news/28223-euroindoor-2015-italia-24-ori-23-argenti-e-19-bronzi.html
- ↑ http://www.web-atletica.it/index.php?module=News&func=view&page=26
- ↑ http://www.lionsmeran.org/cms/posts/lionsfreund-thomas-oberhofer-bei-seinem-einsatz-in-kamerun-22.php
- ↑ http://www.sportsmedicineexcellence.org/mediapool/28/annual_report_sme_2013_english.pdf