Karsten Kobs (born 16 September 1971 in Dortmund) is a German hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 82.78 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Dortmund. This ranks him third among German hammer throwers, only behind Ralf Haber and Heinz Weis.
International competitions Representing 1989European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, SFR Yugoslavia10th62.02 m1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria4th67.66 mRepresenting 1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany16th71.82 m 1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland10th74.40 m1995World Student GamesFukuoka, Japan7th73.32 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden16th72.96 m 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, Georgia, United States18th74.20 m 1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece9th76.12 m 1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 3rd80.13 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 1st80.24 m 2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia31st72.29 m IAAF Grand Prix FinalDoha, Qatar 3rd79.22 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada—2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany14th77.44 m World CupMadrid, Spain 3rd78.44 m2003World ChampionshipsParis, France17th75.55 m World Athletics FinalSzombathely, Hungary 8th74.18 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece8th76.30 mWorld Athletics FinalSzombathely, Hungary7th75.26 m2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th77.93 m
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