Thomas Goller

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Thomas Goller (born October 28, 1977 in Dohna , Pirna district , GDR ) is a former German athlete . He was an Olympic participant and several times German champion over 400 m hurdles .

Life

Thomas Goller began his sporting career as a swimmer , but switched to athletics in 1988, motivated by his father Stefan Goller , who himself was a pole vaulter with a top performance of 4.00 m.

He first started for the SC Einheit Dresden and trained there under Erika Falz , before moving to the Leipzig Athletics Center and from then on trained under Volker Beck . He later moved to LG Asics Pirna . Since 2007 he started for TV Wattenscheid 01 .

In 2010 Thomas Goller was convicted of doping with anabolic steroids (boldenone and 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one) and banned for two years. His association TV Wattenscheid 01 canceled the contract with immediate effect and Goller resigned from competitive sports.

Thomas Goller is 1.90 m tall and weighed 82 kg at competition times. His best performance in the 400 meter hurdles is 48.54 s (1999). His trademark was that he always wore sunglasses when racing . He was in a relationship with the German athlete Sina Schielke . The two had their daughter in August 2008.

successes

  • 1994: 6th place German B youth championships (300 m hurdles)
  • 1995: 2nd place German Youth Championships (400 m hurdles)
  • 1996: Participation in the Junior World Championships (4 × 400 m - eliminated in the preliminary stages), German indoor youth champion (4 × 200 m)
  • 1997: 5th place U23 European championships (400 m hurdles), 3rd place U23 European championships (4 × 400 m), 3rd place German championships (400 m hurdles)
  • 1998: Participation in the European championships (400 m hurdles - eliminated in the semifinals), German champion (400 m hurdles), 3rd place German indoor championships (400 m)
  • 1999: 2nd place European Cup (400 m hurdles), German champion (400 m hurdles), U23 European champion (400 m hurdles, 4 × 400 m)
  • 2000: Participation in the Olympic Games (400 m hurdles - eliminated in the semifinals)
  • 2009: German indoor champion (400 m), German champion (400 m hurdles)

Performance development

year 300 m hurdles
(in s) 		400 m hurdles
(in s)
1993 39.45  -
1994 38.38  -
1995  - 52.21
1996  - 51.84
1997  - 50.37
1998  - 49.22
1999  - 48.54
2000  - 48.82
2001  - 50.94
2002  -  -
2003  -  -
2004  - 50.64
2005  - 49.61
2009  - 49.20

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

  1. ^ DLV: DLV suspends Thomas Goller . Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft mbH - www.leichtathletik.de. May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ Dr. Anne Jakob: Another suspicion of doping against Thomas Goller . Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft mbH - www.leichtathletik.de. May 25, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  3. ↑ Dr. Anne Jakob-Milicia: Thomas Goller banned for two years . Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft mbH - www.leichtathletik.de. July 5, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  4. ↑ pm / fc: Wattenscheid dismisses Thomas Goller . Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft mbH - www.leichtathletik.de. May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  5. ↑ Anja Herrlitz: Thomas Goller dispenses with opening B sample . Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft mbH - www.leichtathletik.de. May 19, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  6. ↑ Christian Fuchs: Sina Schielke now at the desk . German Athletics Association. October 11, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.

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personal data
SURNAME Goller, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete and Olympian
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Dohna , Pirna District , German Democratic Republic