Astrid Kumbernuss

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Astrid Kumbernuss

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1970-02-05) 5 February 1970 (age 54) Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany
Years active	1986-2004
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country	East Germany (1986-1990) Germany (1991-2004)
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	SC Neubrandenburg
Turned pro	1986
Retired	2004
Achievements and titles
Personal best	21.22 m (1995)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Shot put 2000 Sydney Shot put World Championships 1995 Gothenburg Shot put 1997 Athens Shot put 1999 Seville Shot put European Championships Representing  East Germany 1990 Split Shot put Representing  Germany 1994 Helsinki Shot put

Astrid Kumbernuss (German pronunciation: [ˈas.tʁɪt ˈkʊmbɐˌnʊs] ^ⓘ; 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.