Karsten Kobs
German hammer thrower (born 1971)
Kobs at Josef Odložil Memorial, Prague, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1971-09-16) 16 September 1971 (age 53) Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1989–2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 127 kg (280 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Men's Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 82.78 m (1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
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
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World champions in men's hammer throw
- 1983: Sergey Litvinov (URS)
- 1987: Sergey Litvinov (URS)
- 1991: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1993: Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK)
- 1995: Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK)
- 1997: Heinz Weis (GER)
- 1999: Karsten Kobs (GER)
- 2001: Szymon Ziółkowski (POL)
- 2003: Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)
- 2005: Vadim Devyatovskiy (BLR)
- 2007: Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)
- 2009: Primož Kozmus (SLO)
- 2011: Koji Murofushi (JPN)
- 2013: Paweł Fajdek (POL)
- 2015: Paweł Fajdek (POL)
- 2017: Paweł Fajdek (POL)
- 2019: Paweł Fajdek (POL)
- 2022: Paweł Fajdek (POL)
- 2023: Ethan Katzberg (CAN)
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