Silke Renk
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| Nationality |  SC Chemie Halle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 71.00 (1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Silke Renk (born 30 June 1967 in Querfurt, Bezirk Halle) is a retired German javelin thrower.
She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she finished fifth,[1] and at the 1990 European Championships where she finished fourth.
She then experienced her career highlight as she won the gold medal at the
Barcelona, Spain.[1] Renk won with a throw of 68.34 meters, defeating Natalya Shikolenko, who took home the silver medal, and compatriot Karen Forkel
.
The next year she finished sixth at the
knee injury problems, and never reached another international final despite starting at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
Her personal best was 71.00 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in June 1988 in
Antje Kempe.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing East Germany
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| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea
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5th | 66.38 m |
| 1990 | European Championships | Yugoslavia
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4th | 64.76 m |
Representing  Germany
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| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan
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3rd | 66.80 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
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1st | 68.34 m |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany
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6th | 64.00 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia , United States
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13th | 59.70 m |
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Silke Renk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
Full name: Silke Renk (-Lange)
- Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 July 2007.
External links
- Silke Renk at World Athletics
- Silke Renk at Olympics.com
- Silke Renk at Olympedia
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