Kathrin Neimke

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Kathrin Neimke
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1966-07-18) 18 July 1966 (age 57)
Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
Height5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany (19871990)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (19911996)
Sport Athletics
Event Shot put
Club SC Magdeburg
Coached byKlaus Schneider
Achievements and titles
Personal best21.21 m (1987)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Shot put
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Rome Shot put
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Split Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Budapest Shot put
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Shot put
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Stuttgart Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Barcelona Shot put

Kathrin Neimke (18 July 1966 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German track and field athlete. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the world's best in the shot put. Until 1990 she represented East Germany. She won two Olympic medals, the first a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the second a bronze at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Neimke represented SC Magdeburg and trained with Klaus Schneider. She is 1.80 meters tall and during her active career she weighed 95 kilograms. She has a degree in sales and at the end of her sporting career she had a job as reproduction photographer at a daily newspaper. After that she went to the Saxony-Anhalt police.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia2nd20.07 m
World Championships Rome, Italy2nd21.21 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary3rd20.20 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 2nd 21.07 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia3rd 19.96 m
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain6th18.77 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan8th18.83 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd 19.78 m
World Cup Havana, Cuba3rd17.97 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada8th18.50 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany3rd19.71 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland6th 18.94 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain1st19.40 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden4th 19.30 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States7th18.92 m

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