Ulf Timmermann
![]() Ulf Timmermann in 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ulf Béla Timmermann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] East Berlin, East Germany[1] | 1 November 1962|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics (track and field) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coached by | Werner Goldmann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 23.06 m ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ulf Béla Timmermann (German pronunciation: [ʊlf ˈtɪmɐˌman], audio (help·info); born 1 November 1962 in East Berlin) is a German shot putter who broke the world record several times during the 1980s, and is the first and one of only three people to ever throw over 23 metres (along with Randy Barnes and Ryan Crouser).
Timmermann was born in Berlin to an athletic family and took up shot put at 13. He broke his first world record in 1985 with a throw of 22.62 meters. On 22 May 1988 he became the first person to throw over 23 meters with a throw of 23.06 meters at Chania, Greece.
He won gold for East Germany at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, ahead of Randy Barnes of the U.S.. The fourth place throw at this competition would have won every previous Olympics in the shot put. At the 1992 Olympics, he represented Germany, but finished a disappointing fifth. He left competition afterwards.
Timmermann is the farthest thrower of all time in the shot put using the glide technique. He also passed 22 metres in 16 different competitions. His coach was Werner Goldmann who is currently coaching shot put and discus throw in Berlin.
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ulf Timmermann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- Ulf Timmermann at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Article on Ulf Timmermann T(in German)
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Berlin
- People from East Berlin
- East German male shot putters
- German male shot putters
- Olympic athletes of East Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners