Gerald Weiß

Gerald Weiß
Gerald Weiß in 1986
Personal information
Full name Gerhard Dietmar Eberhard Weiß
Nationality German
Born (1960-01-08)January 8, 1960
Lübz, Bezirk Schwerin, East Germany
Died February 17, 2018(2018-02-17) (aged 58)
Göhlsdorf, Kloster Lehnin municipality, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country  East Germany
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Club SC Traktor Schwerin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 90.06 m (1984)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  East Germany
Universiade
1981 Bucharest Javelin throw

Gerald 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]

Achievements

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

References

  1. ↑ "Schwerin: Früherer Speerwerfer Gerald Weiß verstorben". svz (in German). 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Gerald Weiß". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ↑ East German championships, men's javelin throw
  4. ↑ World men's all-time best javelin throw (last updated 2001)


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