Karl Hein
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1936 Berlin | Hammer throw | |
Karl Hein (born June 11, 1908 – died July 10, 1982) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. Born in Hamburg, he won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
| Olympic champions in men's hammer throw |
|---|
| 1900: John Flanagan | 1904: John Flanagan | 1908: John Flanagan | 1912: Matt McGrath | 1920: Patrick Ryan | 1924: Fred Tootell | 1928: Pat O'Callaghan | 1932: Pat O'Callaghan | 1936: Karl Hein | 1948: Imre Németh | 1952: József Csermák | 1956: Harold Connolly | 1960: Vasily Rudenkov | 1964: Romuald Klim | 1968: Gyula Zsivótzky | 1972: Anatoliy Bondarchuk | 1976: Yuriy Sedykh | 1980: Yuriy Sedykh | 1984: Juha Tiainen | 1988: Sergey Litvinov | 1992: Andrey Abduvaliyev | 1996: Balázs Kiss | 2000: Szymon Ziółkowski | 2004: Koji Murofushi |
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