Gerhard Günther Rodehau (born 6 July 1959 in

Meißen Meissen ( ), is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden and 75 km (46 mi) west of Bautzen on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, th ...

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) is a retired

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hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er. Rodehau represented the sports club

SC Einheit Dresden Dresdner Sportclub 1898 e.V., known simply as Dresdner SC, is a German multisport club playing in Dresden, Saxony. Founded on 30 April 1898, the club was a founding member of the German Football Association (Deutscher Fussball Bund) in 1900. Th ...

, and became East German champion in 1986 and 1990. His personal best throw was 82.64 metres, achieved in August 1985 in

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. This ranks him fourth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis and Karsten Kobs.

International competitions

References

* 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Meissen Athletes from Saxony German male hammer throwers East German male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany Dresdner SC sportspeople Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games East German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-hammer-bio-stub