Hans-Peter Gies
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Nationality | East Germany | |||||||||||||
Born | May 9, 1947 Berlin, Germany | (age 74)|||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | |||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||
Country | East Germany | |||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put | |||||||||||||
Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | |||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 21.31 m (1972) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hans-Peter Gies (born May 9, 1947 in Berlin) is a retired male shot putter, who competed for East Germany during his career. A two-time Olympian (1972 and 1976) he set his personal best (21.31 metres) in the men's shot put event on 25 August 1972 at a meet in Potsdam.
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing East Germany | ||||
1969 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 19.78 m |
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 4th | 21.14 m |
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 5th | 20.47 m |
References[]
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- East German male shot putters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of East Germany
- Athletes from Berlin
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- East German athletics biography stubs