Claudia Losch

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Claudia Losch
Personal information
Born10 January 1960 (1960-01-10) (age 65)
Wanne-Eickel, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportShot put
ClubTV 1860 Fürth
LC Olympiapark München
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Budapest Shot put
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Madrid Shot put
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Budapest Shot put
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Glasgow Shot put
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Gothenburg Shot put
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Piraeus Shot put

Claudia Losch (born 10 January 1960) is a retired German shot putter. She is the 1984 Olympic Champion. Shortly after the Olympics, she competed in the shot put at the Friendship Games in Prague, which were held as an event for sportspeople from Communist countries who were boycotting that year's Olympics: she was unable to repeat her Olympic medal success there. [1] At the 1988 Olympic Games, she finished fifth. [2] She is also the 1989 World Indoor Champion and won the European Indoor title three times.

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Losch won the German indoor championship in the shot put: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, and 1989. She won the German championship nine consecutive seasons (1982–1990).

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland7th19.72 m
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden2nd20.23 m
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 1st20.48 m
1985 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece2nd20.59 m
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain1st20.48 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 4th20.54 m
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 3rd20.14 m
World Championships Rome, Italy4th20.73 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary1st20.39 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea5th20.27 m
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary1st20.45 m
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland1st20.64 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th19.92 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan4th19.74 m

References

  1. Powers, John (18 August 1984). "Undermining Olympic Gold". The Boston Globe . ISSN   0743-1791. ProQuest   294271999 . Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. Claudia Losch. sports-reference.com