Gerhard Dietmar Eberhard Weiß (also spelled Weiss; 8 January 1960, in
Lübz
Lübz () is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated on the river Elde, northeast of Parchim.
History
The first mention of ''Lubicz'' comes from 1224. The name is of ...
– 17 February 2018, in
Kloster Lehnin
Kloster Lehnin, or just Lehnin, is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Germany, German state of Brandenburg. It lies about west-south-west of Potsdam.
Overview
Kloster Lehnin was established on 1 April 2002 by the merger of 14 villag ...
) was an
East German
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...
er.
Weiß represented the sports club
SC Traktor Schwerin, and became East German champion in 1981. His personal best throw was 83.30 metres, achieved in June 1988 in
Jena
Jena (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Germany and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 in ...
.
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1960 births
2018 deaths
People from Lübz
Sportspeople from Bezirk Schwerin
East German male javelin throwers
Athletes from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Olympic athletes for East Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games silver medalists for East Germany
Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games
East German Athletics Championships winners
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