Astrid Kumbernuss
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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany | 5 February 1970|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1986-2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Neubrandenburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 21.22 m (1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Astrid Kumbernuss (German pronunciation: [ˈas.tʁɪt ˈkʊmbɐˌnʊs] (listen); born 5 February 1970 in Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former German female shot putter and discus thrower.
Her career started at the SC Neubrandenburg sports club. Her greatest successes were gold medals at the 1995, 1997 and 1999 World Championships in Athletics, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1997, she was awarded Athlete of the Year. In 1998, she gave birth to her son Philip, and retired from her sports career in 2005.
International competitions[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing East Germany | |||||
1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | 2nd | Discus throw | 64.08 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | Shot put | 20.38 m |
Representing Germany | |||||
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 3rd | Shot put | 19.37 m |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | Shot put | 19.42 m |
IAAF Grand Prix Final | London, England | 2nd | Shot put | 19.37 m | |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | Shot put | 19.49 m |
European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Shot put | 19.44 m | |
IAAF World Cup | London, England | 3rd | Shot put | 18.89 m | |
1995 | IAAF Grand Prix Final | Monaco | 1st | Shot put | 20.20 m |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | Shot put | 21.22 m | |
1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Shot put | 19.79 m |
Olympic Games | Atlanta, USA | 1st | Shot put | 20.56 m | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | Shot put | 19.92 m |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | Shot put | 20.71 m | |
IAAF Grand Prix Final | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | Shot put | 20.95 m | |
1999 | World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | 1st | Shot put | 19.85 m |
IAAF Grand Prix Final | Munich, Germany | 2nd | Shot put | 19.13 m | |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | Shot put | 19.12 m |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | Shot put | 19.62 m | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 6th | Shot put | 19.25 m |
IAAF Grand Prix Final | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | Shot put | 18.94 m | |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | Shot put | 19.22 m |
IAAF World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Shot put | 19.11 m | |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 3rd | Shot put | 19.86 m |
European Cup | Florence, Italy | 1st | Shot put | 19.46 m | |
IAAF World Athletics Final | Monaco | 4th | Shot put | 18.89 m | |
World Championships | Paris, France | 15th (q) | Shot put | 17.83 m | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 14th (q) | Shot put | 17.89 m |
References[]
- Astrid Kumbernuss at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Astrid Kumbernuss". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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