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.
While he was active he was 1.93 m and 125 kg. He has one daughter (Theresa).
International competitions Representing 1985World Student Games Kobe, Japan1st76.00 m1987World Student Games Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia2nd76.98 mWorld Championships Rome, Italy 6th80.18 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea 5th79.16 m1989World Student Games Duisburg, West Germany2nd79.58 mIAAF World Cup Barcelona, Spain1st77.68 m1990European Championships Split, Yugoslavia8th75.48 mRepresenting 1991World Student Games Sheffield, United Kingdom3rd75.62 mWorld Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd80.44 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain6th76.90 m1994European Championships Helsinki, Finland3rd78.48 mIAAF World Cup London, United Kingdom3rd80.32 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden—DNS1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, Georgia, United States5th79.78 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalMilan, Italy3rd78.38 m1997World Championships Athens, Greece1st81.78 m1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary4th80.04 mIAAF World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa2nd80.13 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalMoscow, Russia7th77.03 m1999World Championships Seville, Spain18th74.71 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia26th73.51 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalDoha, Qatar5th77.97 m
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