Patric Suter (born 17 May 1977) is a retired male

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 consis ...

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. His personal best is 80.51 metres, achieved in September 2003 in

Löffingen Löffingen is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km southwest of Donaueschingen, and 40 km southeast of Freiburg. Sons and daughters of the town * Rene D Egle (born 196 ...

, is the current Swiss record. Suter is also a five time national champion. In December 2007, Suter officially retired from athletics after a dispute with the national governing body.Ein Rücktritt mit Nebengeräuschen (Sport, Aktuell, NZZ Online)
/ref> A member of the Hochwacht Zug club, Suter trained under the guidance of

Vasiliy Sidorenko Vasiliy Viktorovich Sidorenko (russian: Василий Викорович Сидоренко; born 1 May 1961 in Volgograd) is a retired male hammer thrower who represented the USSR and later Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federatio ...

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* 1977 births Living people Swiss male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Switzerland {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub