Iris Plotzitzka (born 7 January 1966 in Memmingen, Bavaria) is a retired West 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. She represented the sports clubs

LAC Quelle Fürth Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...

and LC Olympiapark München, and won the silver medal at the West German championships in 1986.West German championships, women's shot put
/ref> Her personal best throw was 20.53 metres, achieved in August 1988 in

Köln Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million ...

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* 1966 births Living people People from Memmingen Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria) West German female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany {{West Germany-athletics-bio-stub