- Heinz Weis
Heinz Weis (born
July 14 1963 inTrier ) is a formerhammer throw er fromGermany . He competed for West Germany until 1990.He competed in four Olympic Games. His personal best throw was 83.04 metres, achieved in June 1997 in
Frankfurt . This ranks him second among German hammer throwers, only behindRalf Haber . [ [http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf] (German)]While he was active he was 1.93 m and 125 kg. He has one daughter (Theresa).
Honours
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1987 World Championships in Athletics ,Rome : 6th place
*1988 Summer Olympics ,Seoul : 5th place (78.50, 76.80, foul - 77.70 - 78.98 - 79.16)
*1990 European Championships in Athletics ,Split : 8th place - 70.14 - 74.32 - 75.48 - 75.38 - 71.04 - 74.12)
*1991 World Championships in Athletics ,Tokyo : 3rd place - (80,44)
*1992 Summer Olympics,Barcelona : 6th place - (76.90)
*1994 European Championships in Athletics ,Helsinki : 3rd place - (78.58)
*1996 Summer Olympics ,Atlanta : 5th place - (79.78)
*1997 World Championships in Athletics ,Athens : 1st place - (81.78)
*1998 European Championships in Athletics ,Budapest : 4th place
*1999 World Championships in Athletics ,Seville : 18th place
*2000 Summer Olympics ,Sydney : Out in the qualificationsReferences
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