Karsten Kobs (born 16 September 1971 in
Dortmund) is a German
hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...
er, whose personal best throw is 82.78 metres, achieved in June 1999 in
Dortmund. This ranks him third among German hammer throwers, only behind
Ralf Haber
Ralf Haber (born 18 August 1962 in Altenburg, Thuringia) is a retired East German hammer thrower.
His personal best throw was 83.40 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai ...
and
Heinz Weis.
International competitions
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1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dortmund
German male hammer throwers
West German male hammer throwers
Olympic athletes of Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Championships winners
Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade
20th-century German people
21st-century German people
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