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{{short description|German javelin thrower}}
'''Christian Nicolay''' (born 4 March 1976 in [[Bassenheim]]) is a German [[javelin throw]]er. His personal best throw is 84.54 metres, achieved in May 2003 in [[Dessau]].

== Achievements ==
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|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{flag|Germany}}
|-
|1994
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
|5th
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw|72.48 m]]
|-
|1995
|[[1995 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Nyíregyháza]], Hungary
|bgcolor=gold | 1st
|76.88 m
|-
|1997
|[[1997 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]] 
|[[Turku]], Finland
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|[[1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's javelin throw|78.18 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Paris]], France
|6th
|81.77 m 
|-
|[[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Monte Carlo]], Monaco
| 7th
|77.02 m
|-
|2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
|16th
|79.77 m
|-
|2005
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw|World Championships]] 
|[[Helsinki]], Finland
|14th
|76.68 m 
|-
|2006
|[[2006 European Championships in Athletics - Men's javelin throw|European Championships]] 
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|14th
|77.94 m 
|}

==Seasonal bests by year==
*1994 - 72.48
*1999 - 78.23
*2000 - 80.19
*2002 - 81.90
*2003 - '''84.54'''
*2004 - 83.02
*2005 - 83.20
*2006 - 83.72
*2007 - 79.58
*2008 - 75.37
*2009 - 76.25

== External links ==
* {{World Athletics||name=Christian Nicolay}}


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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Mayen-Koblenz]]
[[Category:German male javelin throwers]]
[[Category:Athletes from Rhineland-Palatinate]]
[[Category:German national athletics champions]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Germany]]
[[Category:TV Wattenscheid athletes]]


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