Lars Riedel
USC Mainz LAC Erdgas Chemnitz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 71.50 m (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lars Peter Riedel (born 28 June 1967) a former German discus thrower. Riedel has the seventh longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50 m.
Biography
Riedel began his discus career in the former
World Championship
five times.
He is separated from his wife Kerstin. They have a son, Robert.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing East Germany | ||||
1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece
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4th | 58.16 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia
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15th (q) | 59.28 m |
Representing Germany | ||||
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan
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1st | 66.20 m |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
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14th (q) | 59.98 m |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany
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1st | 67.72 m |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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10th (q)[1] | 58.66 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
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1st | 68.76 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States
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1st | 69.40 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece
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1st | 68.54 m |
IAAF Grand Prix Final | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 67.98 m | |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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1st | 67.07 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain
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3rd | 68.09 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia
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2nd | 68.50 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada
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1st | 69.72 m |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France
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4th | 66.28 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece
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7th | 62.80 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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9th | 63.05 m |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
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8th | 64.11 m |
In addition, he was the German champion 11 times.
References
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lars Riedel.
- RIEDEL rzutyiskoki.pl (in Polish)
- Lars Riedel at World Athletics
- Lars Riedel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)