Heinz Weis
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Heinz Weis (born July 14, 1963 in Trier) is a former hammer thrower from Germany. 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 behind Ralf Haber. [1]
While he was active he was 1.93 m and 125 kg. He has one daughter (Theresa).
[edit] Honours
- 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 qualifications
Categories: German track and field athletics biography stubs | 1963 births | Living people | Hammer throwers | German athletes | Athletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for West Germany | Olympic competitors for Germany