Björn Otto (born 16 October 1977) is a retired German pole vaulter. On 30 January 2013 in Cottbus, Germany, with the mark of 5.90 m, he set the masters world record M35. Biography His personal best is a jump of 6.01 metres, achieved on 5 September 2012 in Aachen. He cleared 5.92 metres indoors in February 2012 in Potsdam, and equaled it also at the German national indoor championships in Karlsruhe later that month. Arguably his biggest success was a second place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In the same year, he also won a silver medal at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, in March 2012 and a silver medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland in July 2012. Achievements See also Six metres club German records in athletics Germany all-time top lists – Pole vault List of world records in masters athletics References External links 1977 births Living people German male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Germany Universiade bronze medalists for Germany Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade