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Kathrin Neimke

Kathrin Neimke (18 July 1966 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German track and field athlete. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the world's best in the shot put. Until 1990 she represented East Germany. She won two Olympic medals, the first a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the second a bronze at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Kathrin Neimke
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1966-07-18) 18 July 1966 (age 57)
Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
Height5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country East Germany (1987–1990)
 Germany (1991–1996)
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubSC Magdeburg
Coached byKlaus Schneider
Achievements and titles
Personal best21.21 m (1987)
Medal record

Neimke represented SC Magdeburg and trained with Klaus Schneider. She is 1.80 meters tall and during her active career she weighed 95 kilograms. She has a degree in sales and at the end of her sporting career she had a job as reproduction photographer at a daily newspaper. After that she went to the Saxony-Anhalt police.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   East Germany
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 2nd 20.07 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 2nd 21.21 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 20.20 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 2nd 21.07 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 3rd 19.96 m
Representing   Germany
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 6th 18.77 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 8th 18.83 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd 19.78 m
World Cup Havana, Cuba 3rd 17.97 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 8th 18.50 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rd 19.71 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 18.94 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 19.40 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 4th 19.30 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 7th 18.92 m

References edit

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  • Kathrin Neimke at World Athletics  

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