Karsten Kobs

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Karsten Kobs
Karsten Kobs at Josef Odlozil Memorial in Prague 27June2005.jpg
Kobs at Josef Odložil Memorial, Prague, 2005
Personal information
Born (1971-09-16) 16 September 1971 (age 53)
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Years active1989–2008
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
SportMen's Athletics
EventMen's Hammer throw
Club Bayer Leverkusen
Achievements and titles
Personal best82.78 m (1999)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Seville Hammer
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Budapest Hammer

Karsten Kobs (born 16 September 1971 in Dortmund) is a German hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 82.78 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Dortmund. This ranks him third among German hammer throwers, only behind Ralf Haber and Heinz Weis. [1]

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, SFR Yugoslavia 10th62.02 m
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4th 67.66 m
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 16th71.82 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th 74.40 m
1995 World Student Games Fukuoka, Japan 7th73.32 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 16th72.96 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, United States18th74.20 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 9th76.12 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary3rd 80.13 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 1st80.24 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 31st72.29 m
IAAF Grand Prix Final Doha, Qatar 3rd79.22 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada — DNS
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 14th 77.44 m
World Cup Madrid, Spain3rd78.44 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 17th75.55 m
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary8th74.18 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 8th76.30 m
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary7th75.26 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden8th 77.93 m

References

  1. ↑ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics](PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
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