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Marie-Therese Obst (born 7 January 1997) is a German-Norwegian javelin thrower. She is the Norwegian U18 record holder in the 500-gram javelin with a mark of 52.96 metres.

Biography
Obst was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to Oslo, Norway when she was 9 years old.

Obst competed in her first global competition at the 2013 World U18 Championships in Athletics, finishing 19th in the qualifying round. At the 2014 European Championships in the javelin, Obst finished 16th in the qualifying round. Obst improved significantly at the 2014 World U20 Championships in Athletics, qualifying for the finals and placing 7th.

Later in 2014, Obst suffered from a torn glenoid labrum that took seven years to recover from.

After her athletics career in Norway, she moved to Athens, Georgia in the fall of 2017, joining the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team. After finishing 18th at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Obst achieved her first collegiate national title by winning the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 59.69 m. At the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships, Obst finished 3rd in the First League javelin throw.