Grit Hammer, née Haupt (born 4 June 1966 in Saalfeld, Bezirk Gera) is a retired

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

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. She represented the sports club

SC Motor Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Obe ...

, and won the silver medal at the East German championships in 1987. She put the shot 20.72 metres in June 1987 in

Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg (lit. ''New Brandenburg'', ) is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban centre of the Mecklenburg Lakeland. The city is famous for its ...

.World women's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)
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International competitions

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* 1966 births Living people People from Saalfeld People from Bezirk Gera German female shot putters East German female shot putters Sportspeople from Thuringia {{Germany-shotput-bio-stub