Florian Schwarthoff (born May 7, 1968, in Dortmund) is a former German hurdler best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

[1] Schwarthoff had his best season in 1995 when set a new German record of 13.05 sec.

He was expected to compete for a silver or bronze medal at the World Championships in Gothenburg behind the overwhelming favourite Allen Johnson from the United States.

Schwarthoff remained for several years a world class hurdler but never won a gold medal.

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