Werner Günthör

Werner Günthör

Personal information
Born	1 June 1961
Medal record Men’s Athletics Competitor for Switzerland Olympic Games Bronze 1988 Seoul Shot put World Championships Gold 1987 Rome Shot put Gold 1991 Tokyo Shot put Gold 1993 Stuttgart Shot put World Indoor Championships Gold 1991 Sevilla Shot put European Championships Gold 1986 Stuttgart Shot put

Werner Günthör (born 1 June 1961 in Uttwil) is a former Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field.

Günthör won three straight World Championships, 1987, 1991, and 1993, as well as one European Championship in 1986. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he won the bronze medal.

His personal best throw, and Swiss record, was 22.75 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Bern.

The 2.00 meter tall athlete also competed in the bobsled. He trained to be a sanitation installer but later completed study in sports and works today as a sport teacher and track and field coach. He is married and lives in Biel.

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

• IAAF profile for Werner Günthör

Awards
Preceded by Pirmin Zurbriggen	Swiss Sportsman of the Year 1986 – 1987	Succeeded by Hippolyt Kempf
Preceded by Daniel Giubellini	Swiss Sportsman of the Year 1991	Succeeded by Tony Rominger