Heinz Weis

Heinz Weis
Personal information
Born (1963-07-14) 14 July 1963 (age 61)
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubTV 1863 Germania Trier
LG Bayer Leverkusen
Achievements and titles
Personal best83.04 m (1997)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens Hammer
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Tokyo Hammer
Universiade
Representing  West Germany
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe Hammer
Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb Hammer
Silver medal – second place 1989 Duisburg Hammer
Representing  Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Sheffield Hammer
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Helsinki Hammer

Heinz Weis (born 14 July 1963) is a male former hammer thrower from Germany. He competed for West Germany until 1990.

Weis was born in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, and at club level represented TV 1863 Germania Trier. He was coached initially by Ernst Klement and later by LG Bayer Leverkusen coaches Rudolf Hars and Bernhard Rieder. He competed in four Olympic Games. His personal best throw was 83.04 metres, achieved in June 1997 in Frankfurt. This ranks him second among German hammer throwers, only behind Ralf Haber.[1]

While he was active he was 1.93 m and 125 kg. He has one daughter (Theresa).

  1. ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.