Gerald Weiß
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Gerhard Dietmar Eberhard Weiß | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
Born | Lübz, Bezirk Schwerin, East Germany | 8 January 1960||||||||||||||
Died | 17 February 2018 Göhlsdorf, Kloster Lehnin municipality, Germany | (aged 58)||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | East Germany | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Club | SC Traktor Schwerin | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal best | 83.30 m (1988) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gerald Weiß (also spelled Weiss, 8 January 1960, in Lübz – 17 February 2018, in Kloster Lehnin) was an East German javelin thrower.[1][2]
Weiß represented the sports club SC Traktor Schwerin, and became East German champion in 1981.[3] His personal best throw was 83.30 metres, achieved in June 1988 in Jena.[4]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 11th | |
1988 | Olympic Games[2] | Seoul, South Korea | 6th |
References
- ^ "Schwerin: Früherer Speerwerfer Gerald Weiß verstorben". svz (in German). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerald Weiß". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ East German championships, men's javelin throw
- ^ World men's all-time best javelin throw (last updated 2001)
External links
- Gerald Weiß at World Athletics
- Gerald Weiss at European Athletics
- Gerald Weiss at Olympics.com
- Gerald Weiss at Olympics.com
- Gerald Weiß at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1960 births
- 2018 deaths
- People from Lübz
- People from Bezirk Schwerin
- East German male javelin throwers
- Sportspeople from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Olympic athletes of East Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade silver medalists for East Germany
- German athletics biography stubs