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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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Gerhard Dietmar Eberhard 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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 11th | |
1988 | Olympic Games [2] | Seoul, South Korea | 6th |
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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Gerhard Dietmar Eberhard 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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 11th | |
1988 | Olympic Games [2] | Seoul, South Korea | 6th |