Thomas Goller
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) |
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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
- ^ DLV: DLV suspends Thomas Goller . Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft mbH - www.leichtathletik.de. May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ pm / fc: Wattenscheid dismisses Thomas Goller . Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft mbH - www.leichtathletik.de. May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Christian Fuchs: Sina Schielke now at the desk . German Athletics Association. October 11, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
Web links
- Thomas Goller in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Thomas Goller in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Goller, Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete and Olympian |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dohna , Pirna District , German Democratic Republic |