Kathrin Neimke

East German shot putter

5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)Weight91 kg (201 lb)SportCountry East Germany (1987–1990)
 Germany (1991–1996)SportAthleticsEventShot putClubSC MagdeburgCoached byKlaus SchneiderAchievements and titlesPersonal best21.21 m (1987)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Shot put
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Rome Shot put
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Split Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Budapest Shot put
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Shot put
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Stuttgart Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Barcelona Shot put

Kathrin Neimke (18 July 1966 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German track and field athlete. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the world's best in the shot put. Until 1990 she represented East Germany. She won two Olympic medals, the first a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the second a bronze at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Neimke represented SC Magdeburg and trained with Klaus Schneider. She is 1.80 meters tall and during her active career she weighed 95 kilograms. She has a degree in sales and at the end of her sporting career she had a job as reproduction photographer at a daily newspaper. After that she went to the Saxony-Anhalt police.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  East Germany
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 2nd 20.07 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 2nd 21.21 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 20.20 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 2nd 21.07 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 3rd 19.96 m
Representing  Germany
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 6th 18.77 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 8th 18.83 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd 19.78 m
World Cup Havana, Cuba 3rd 17.97 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 8th 18.50 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rd 19.71 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 18.94 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 19.40 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 4th 19.30 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 7th 18.92 m

References

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