Claudia Losch (born 10 January 1960) is a retired

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shot putter. She is the 1984 Olympic Champion. Shortly after the Olympics, she competed in the

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at the

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, which were held as an event for sportspeople from Communist countries who were boycotting that year's Olympics: she was unable to repeat her Olympic medal success there. At the 1988 Olympic Games, she finished fifth.Claudia Losch
sports-reference.com She is also the 1989 World Indoor Champion and won the European Indoor title three times. Losch won the German indoor championship in the shot put in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, and 1989. She won the German championship from 1982 through 1990, nine times in a row.

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* 1960 births Living people People from Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region) West German female shot putters German female shot putters Olympic athletes of West Germany Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for West Germany World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for West Germany World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub