Claus Dethloff
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| National team | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Retired | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 77.68 (1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Claus Dethloff (born 24 September 1968 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein) is a retired West German hammer thrower.
Dethloff represented the sports clubs MTV Lübeck (up to 1990), LG Frankfurt (in 1991) and LG Bayer Leverkusen, and became German champion in 1995. He won silver medals at the German championships in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 and bronze medals in 1993 and 1996.[1]
His personal best throw was 77.68 metres, achieved in September 1994 in Lübeck.[2]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1987 | European Junior Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 69.30 m |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 12th | 72.36 m |
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| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 10th | 72.96 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 14th | 73.64 m |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th | 72.08 m |
| 1995 | World Student Games | Fukuoka, Japan | 10th | 72.16 m |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 27th | 69.64 m | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 14th | 74.60 m |
References