Werner Reiterer

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Werner Reiterer
Personal information
NationalityAustrian/Australian
Born27 January 1968 (1968-01-27) (age 57)
Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubRingwood AC
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Discus throw
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Auckland Discus throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh Discus throw

Werner Josef Reiterer (born 27 January 1968) is an Austrian-born retired discus thrower and shot putter from Australia, who represented the latter at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). His best result was winning the title in the men's discus throw at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Reiterer is an eight-time national champion in the discus throw.

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Reiterer won the British AAA Championships title at the 1991 AAA Championships [1] and 1992 AAA Championships. [2]

In his book 'Positive' he admitted to five years of performance-enhancing drug use, [3] but claimed he only used them later in his career. [4]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1985 Pacific Conference Games Berkeley, United States 6th50.46 m
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 3rd57.34 m
World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 58.64 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 15th59.78 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 2nd61.56 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 17th60.40 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10th60.12 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 1st62.76 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 30th57.60 m

References

  1. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Williams, Daniel (5 March 2001). "Bad news bearer". Time World. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Positive by Werner Reiterer, book review
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