Renate Boy
 Garisch-Culmberger in 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 January 1939 Pillau, Gau East Prussia, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 2023 (aged 83) Rethwisch, Börgerende-Rethwisch, MV, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Empor Rostock | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Emil Hirschfeld, Karl-Heinz Bauersfeld[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 17.87 m (1969) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Renate Boy (United Team of Germany and at the 1968 Olympics representing East Germany, and finished in sixth, second and fifth place, respectively. At the European Championships she won a silver medal in 1962, and finished fifth in 1969. In 1964, Garisch-Culmberger set a new indoor world record at 17.18m, and nationally she won East German titles in 1961 to 1965, and 1967.[1]
Garisch-Culmberger was born in Pillau,
noble family of Garisch von Culmberger. Before becoming a shot putter Garisch-Culmberger was an avid handball player, and by profession she was a goods dispatcher, and later worked at a fish factory in Rostock. In 1966, Garisch-Culmberger married Lutz Boy, an East German wrestler, and competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics as Renate Boy.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Renate Boy-Garisch-Culmberger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ ""Sie war ein Vorbild für mich" – LAV Rostock trauert um Olympia-Zweite Renate Boy". 23 January 2023.
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