Kathrin Neimke

Kathrin Neimke (July 18, 1966 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt), is a German track and field athlete. During the 1980s and 1990's she was one of the world's best in the shot put. Until 1990 she represented East Germany. Her biggest success were the two Olympic medals, the first a silver mdeal at the 1988 Olympic Summer Games in Seoul, and the second a bronze at the 1992 Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona.

Results

* 1987 – World Championships: 2nd place (21.21)
* 1988 – Olympic Summer Games: 2nd place (21.07)
* 1990 – European Championships: 3rd place (19.96)
* 1991 – World Championships: 8th place
* 1992 – Olympic Summer Games: 3rd place (19.78)
* 1993 – World Championships: 3rd place (19.71)
* 1994 – European Championships: 6th place (18.94)
* 1995 – World Championships: 4th place
* 1996 – Olympic Summer Games: 7th place

Neimke represented Magdeburg SC and trained with Klaus Schneider. She is 1.80 meters tall and during her active career she weighed 95 kilograms. She has a degree in sales and at the end of her sporting career she had a job as reproduction photographer at a daily newspaper. After that she went to the Saxony-Anhalt police.