Ralf Haber
Ralf Haber (born August 18, 1962 in Altenburg ) is a German athlete and Olympic participant who - starting for the GDR - was one of the world's best hammer throwers in the 1980s . His greatest success is the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships .
Life
He reached fourth place at the Junior European Championships in 1981. In 1983 he started at the World Championships , but retired in qualifying without a valid attempt. At the European Championships in 1986 he came in sixth place (78.74 m) in Stuttgart.
1987 was his most successful year. At the World Championships in Rome he won bronze (invalid - 77.92 - 78.94 - 79.18 - 80.76 m - 78.78). In addition, Haber came second at the European Cup in Prague. At the Olympic Games in 1988 , he finished fourth (80.44 m). In 1989 he was third in both the European Cup and the World Cup .
His best performance of 83.40 m, achieved in 1988, is a German record (as of December 31, 2012).
The GDR champions from 1984 and 1987 to 1989 belonged to the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt . In his active time he was 1.90 m tall and weighed 115 kg. In the documents on state doping in the GDR that became public after the reunification , the name of Haber was also found among the doped athletes.
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.
Individual evidence
- ^ Brigitte Berendonk : Doping. From research to fraud . Reinbek 1992, ISBN 3-499-18677-2 , p. 182.
Web links
- Ralf Haber in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haber, Ralf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete (hammer thrower) and Olympic participant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altenburg , GDR |