Karsten Kobs
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| Personal best | 82.78 m (1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  West Germany
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1989
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European Junior Championships | SFR Yugoslavia
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10th | 62.02 m |
1990
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World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 4th | 67.66 m |
| Representing Germany
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| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany
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16th | 71.82 m |
| 1994 | European Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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10th | 74.40 m |
1995
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World Student Games | Fukuoka, Japan
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7th | 73.32 m |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
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16th | 72.96 m | |
1996
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Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia , United States
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18th | 74.20 m |
1997
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World Championships | Athens, Greece
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9th | 76.12 m |
1998
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European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 80.13 m |
1999
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World Championships | Seville, Spain
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1st | 80.24 m |
2000
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Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia
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31st | 72.29 m |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Doha, Qatar
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3rd | 79.22 m | |
2001
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World Championships | Edmonton, Canada
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— | DNS |
2002
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European Championships
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Munich, Germany
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14th | 77.44 m |
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | 78.44 m | |
2003
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World Championships | Paris, France
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17th | 75.55 m |
| World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 8th | 74.18 m | |
2004
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Olympic Games | Athens, Greece
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8th | 76.30 m |
| World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 7th | 75.26 m | |
2006
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European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 77.93 m |
References
- ^ ""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.
External links
- Karsten Kobs at World Athletics
- Karsten Kobs at Olympics.com
- Karsten Kobs at Olympedia
- Leverkusen who's who
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