Heinz Weis

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Heinz Weis athletics
nation GermanyGermany Germany
birthday July 14, 1963
place of birth Leiwen ,  GermanyGermany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany 
size 193 cm
Weight 125 kg
Career
Best performance 83.04 m (June 29, 1997 in Frankfurt / Main )
society LG Bayer Leverkusen
status resigned
Medal table
World championships 1 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
European championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Universiade 1 × gold 2 × silver 1 × bronze
IAAF logo World championships
gold 1997 Athens Hammer throw
bronze 1991 Tokyo Hammer throw
EAA logo European championships
bronze 1994 Helsinki Hammer throw
Logo of the FISU Universiade
gold 1985 Kobe Hammer throw
silver 1987 Zagreb Hammer throw
silver 1989 Duisburg Hammer throw
bronze 1991 Sheffield Hammer throw
last change: January 15, 2017

Heinz Weis (born July 14, 1963 in Leiwen near Trier , actually Heinrich Weis) is a former German athlete and Olympic participant who was one of the world's best hammer throwers in the 1980s and 1990s . His greatest success was the 1997 world championship.

Career

Heinz Weis initially belonged to the TV 1863 Germania Trier (trainer: Ernst Klement †), from 1984 to the LG Bayer Leverkusen (trainer: Rudolf Hars †, Bernhard Riedel ). He took part in four Olympic Games for the Federal Republic of Germany and Germany.

In his playing days he was 1.93 m tall and weighed 125 kg. He is married and has a daughter.

Results

literature

  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ berliner-zeitung.de: Hammer thrower Heinz Weis does not fit into the stylish sports world of the 90s, but inspires all the more with performance Article from July 1, 1997
personal data
SURNAME Weis, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete and Olympian
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH trier