Karsten Kobs
Karsten Kobs
Karsten Kobs (born 16 September 1971 in Dortmund) is a German hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 82.78 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Dortmund. This ranks him third among German hammer throwers, only behind Ralf Haber and Heinz Weis.
Achievements
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes |
Representing  West Germany |
| 1989 |
European Junior Championships |
Varaždin, FR Yugoslavia |
10th |
62.02 m |
| 1990 |
World Junior Championships |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
4th |
67.66 m |
| Representing Germany |
| 1993 |
World Championships |
Stuttgart, Germany |
16th |
71.82 m |
| 1994 |
European Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
10th |
74.40 m |
| 1995 |
World Student Games |
Fukuoka, Japan |
7th |
73.32 m |
| World Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
16th |
72.96 m |
| 1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
18th |
74.20 m |
| 1997 |
World Championships |
Athens, Greece |
9th |
76.12 m |
| 1998 |
European Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
3rd |
80.13 m |
| 1999 |
World Championships |
Seville, Spain |
1st |
80.24 m |
| 2000 |
Olympic Games |
Sydney, Australia |
31st |
72.29 m |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final |
Doha, Qatar |
3rd |
79.22 m |
| 2001 |
World Championships |
Edmonton, Canada |
— |
DNS |
| 2002 |
European Championships |
Munich, Germany |
14th |
77.44 m |
| World Cup |
Madrid, Spain |
3rd |
78.44 m |
| 2003 |
World Championships |
Paris, France |
17th |
75.55 m |
| World Athletics Final |
Szombathely, Hungary |
8th |
74.18 m |
| 2004 |
Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
8th |
76.30 m |
| World Athletics Final |
Szombathely, Hungary |
7th |
75.26 m |
| 2006 |
European Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
8th |
77.93 m |
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