Christina Schwanitz (; born 24 December 1985) is a retired German

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 ...

ter. Her personal best is 20.77 metres, achieved on 20 May 2015 at World Challenge meeting in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

. She has 20.05 m on the indoor track, achieved on 2 February 2014 in

Rochlitz Rochlitz (; hsb, Rochlica) is a major district town (Große Kreisstadt) in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Rochlitz is the head of the "municipal partnership Rochlitz" (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Rochlitz) with its other members ...

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* * * * * * * * 1985 births Living people Athletes from Dresden German female shot putters German national athletics champions Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Germany World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Diamond League winners IAAF Continental Cup winners World Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Germany-shotput-bio-stub