Günther Rodehau
Appearance
![]() Günther Rodehau in 1985 | |
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Gerhard Günther Rodehau |
Born | Meissen, East Germany | July 6, 1959
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Track and Field |
Event | Hammer throw |
Club | SC Einheit Dresden |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 82.64 m (1985) |
Gerhard Günther Rodehau (born 6 July 1959 in Meißen, Saxony) is a retired East German hammer thrower.
Rodehau represented the sports club SC Einheit Dresden, and became East German champion in 1986 and 1990.[1]
His personal best throw was 82.64 metres, achieved in August 1985 in Dresden. This ranks him fourth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis and Karsten Kobs.[2]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | ||||
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 77.08 m |
1985 | World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 2nd | 78.44 m [3] |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 4th | 79.84 m |
Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 8th | 74.50 m | |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 9th | 76.18 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 12th | 72.36 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 4th | 77.90 m |
References
- ^ East German championships, men's hammer throw sport-komplett.de Retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "German all-time lists (updated September 2006)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- ^ IAAF World Cup in Athletics - GBR Athletics
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Meissen
- Sportspeople from Saxony
- German male hammer throwers
- East German male hammer throwers
- Olympic athletes of East Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany
- Dresdner SC athletes
- German athletics biography stubs