Udo Gelhausen

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Udo Gelhausen (born 5 July 1956) is a retired West German shot putter.

Biography

He finished seventh at the 1982 European Indoor Championships, [1] seventh at the 1986 European Indoor Championships, [2] eighth at the 1986 European Championships, [3] and seventh at the 1987 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final. [4]

Gelhausen represented the sports club LG Bayer Leverkusen, and became West German champion in 1982. [5] He became West German indoor champion in 1984, 1985 and 1987. His main rival was Karsten Stolz. [6]

His personal best throw was 20.74 metres, achieved in August 1987 in Bonn. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ 1982 European Indoor Championships results, men's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  2. ↑ 1986 European Indoor Championships results, men's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  3. ↑ "Men Shot Put European Championships 1986 Stuttgart (GER)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  4. ↑ Udo Gelhausen at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ West German championships, shot put men
  6. ↑ West German indoor championships, shot put men
  7. ↑ World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)



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