Detlef Bock

Detlef Bock
Personal information
Full name Detlef Bock
Nationality  Germany
Born (1974-08-15) 15 August 1974
Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhalt,
East Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight 135 kg (298 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put
Club VfL Wolfsburg
Coached by Werner Goldmann
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Shot put: 20.72 (2005)

Detlef Bock (born August 15, 1974 in Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhalt) is a retired German shot putter.[1] Born and raised in the former East Germany, Bock represented his nation Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics and also trained as a member of the athletics squad for the sport club VfL Wolfsburg (until 2006) under his coach Werner Goldmann.[2][3] In 2005, Bock threw a personal best of 20.72 metres at a shot put meeting in Engers, finishing behind his rival Ralf Bartels by sixty centimetres.[4]

Bock qualified for the German squad, along with Bartels and Peter Sack, in the men's shot put at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2][5] Earlier in the process, he achieved a 2004 season best and an A-standard entry mark of 20.44 metres from the German shot put meet in Engers.[6] Held inside the renowned Ancient Olympia Stadium, Bock launched a best shot of 18.89 metres on his second attempt in the prelims. Placing thirty-third out of 39 athletes in the overall standings, Bock failed to advance further to the final round.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Detlef Bock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Alle deutschen Olympia-Starter" [Full Olympic list of German athletes] (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Wolfsburg hat keinen Bock mehr" [Bock leaves Wolfsburg] (in German). Focus. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Wenig, Jörg (31 May 2005). "Superb throwing in Germany". IAAF. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "German Olympic Committee nominates Team for Athens". IAAF. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Teusch, Holger (20 May 2004). "Respekt! Fünfmal Olympia-Norm in Engers" [Respect! Fuve times Olympic standard in Athens] (in German). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's Shot Put Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Fall und Aufstieg im antiken Hain" [The "rise and fall" in the ancient site] (in German). Die Welt. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2015.


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