Claudia Losch

For the monoskier and paralympian, see Claudia Lösch.

Claudia Losch
Personal information
Born10 January 1960 (1960-01-10) (age 64)
Wanne-Eickel, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportShot put
ClubTV 1860 Fürth
LC Olympiapark München
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Budapest Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1988 Budapest Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1990 Glasgow Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1984 Gothenburg Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1985 Piraeus Shot put

Claudia Losch (born 10 January 1960) is a retired German shot putter. She is the 1984 Olympic Champion. Shortly after the Olympics, she competed in the shot put at the Friendship Games in Prague, which were held as an event for sportspeople from Communist countries who were boycotting that year's Olympics: she was unable to repeat her Olympic medal success there.[1] At the 1988 Olympic Games, she finished fifth.[2] She is also the 1989 World Indoor Champion and won the European Indoor title three times.

Losch won the German indoor championship in the shot put: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, and 1989. She won the German championship nine consecutive seasons (1982 - 1990).

  1. ^ Powers, John (18 August 1984). "Undermining Olympic Gold". The Boston Globe. ISSN 0743-1791. ProQuest 294271999. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ Claudia Losch. sports-reference.com