Andreas "Andy" Dittmar (born 5 July 1974 in

Gotha Gotha () is the fifth-largest city in Thuringia, Germany, west of Erfurt and east of Eisenach with a population of 44,000. The city is the capital of the district of Gotha and was also a residence of the Ernestine Wettins from 1640 until the ...

) is a German athlete specialising in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. He represented his country at two outdoor and four indoor European Championships. He has personal bests of 20.55 metres outdoors (Schönebeck 2006) and 20.34 metres indoors (Nordhausen 2005).

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1974 births Living people People from Gotha (town) German male shot putters Sportspeople from Thuringia 21st-century German people {{Germany-shotput-bio-stub