Fritz Kühl
Fritz Kühl (born May 7, 1935 in Hohen Sprenz ) is a former athlete from the German Democratic Republic , who took part in the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964.
After a fourth place at the GDR championships in shot put in 1955, Fritz Kühl won the title in 1956, 1957 and 1958, in 1959 behind Dieter Denke and in 1960 behind Peter Gratz , he took second place. From 1957, Kühl also competed in discus throwing at GDR championships . In 1958, 1960, 1964 and 1965 he won the championship title, in 1959 behind Manfred Grieser and in 1962 behind Lothar Milde , he took second place. There were also two third places in 1957 and 1961 and two fourth places in 1963 and 1966.
From 1958 to 1964, Kühl regularly qualified for the all-German team . While he was only allowed to compete in the qualification at the Olympic Games in 1960 with ball and discus and in 1964 with the discus, he reached 13th place with the discus at the European Championships in 1958 with 49.44 m and at the European Championships in 1962 with 53.86 m seventh place in the preliminary fight.
In 1956, Fritz Kühl improved Ernst Schmidt's GDR record in the shot put with 15.89 m . On May 8, 1957, he was the first GDR pusher to exceed the 16-meter mark with 16.13 m, and by the end of 1957 he had increased the record in four competitions to 16.89 m. In 1959 Dieter Denke surpassed him, but on July 30, 1960, Kühl hit 17.29 m in Potsdam, making it the first GDR shot putter over 17 meters. In 1961 Rudolf Langer replaced him as the GDR record holder. With the discus, he surpassed Manfred Grieser as record holder in 1958 and 1960. After Lothar Milde replaced him in 1962, Kühl set two new national records in 1965 and 1966 before Hartmut Losch replaced him again. The national records of 17.29 m in Potsdam in 1960 and of 58.62 m in 1966 in Leipzig remained Kühl's personal bests.
Fritz Kühl started for ASK Vorwärts Berlin . The trained machine fitter was 1.88 m tall and had a competition weight of 106 kg.
literature
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics. 1898-2005. Volume 2: Lehnertz - Zylka. 3rd edition, 12. – 21. Hundred. German Athletics Promotion and Project Society, Darmstadt 2005.
- Fritz Steinmetz and Manfred Grieser : German records. Development from 1898 to 1991. Kassel 1992
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cool, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohen Sprenz |