Lars Peter Riedel (born 28 June 1967) a former German discus thrower. Riedel has the seventh longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50 m.
Biography Riedel began his discus career in the former German Democratic Republic. He grew up in Thurm which is next to Zwickau. In 1983, he went to join SC Karl-Marx-Stadt. His first important competitions were the IAAF World Junior Championship in 1986 and the European Championship in 1990. When the GDR dissolved, Riedel stopped training regularly. Soon after, Riedel met his coach Karlheinz Steinmetz in Mainz where he began training once again. In the 1990s, he became a dominating figure on the German discus scene. With his good physical constitution (1.99 m, 115 kg), he took part in the Olympic Games of Atlanta. There he won his only Olympic title. Furthermore, he won the IAAF World Championship five times.
He is separated from his wife Kerstin. They have a son, Robert.
Achievements Representing 1986World Junior Championships Athens, Greece4th58.16 m1990European Championships Split, Yugoslavia15th (q)59.28 mRepresenting 1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 1st66.20 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain14th (q)59.98 m1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany 1st67.72 m1994European Championships Helsinki, Finland10th (q)Did not show in the final.58.66 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 1st68.76 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States 1st69.40 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 1st68.54 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalFukuoka, Japan 1st67.98 m 1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st67.07 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 3rd68.09 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia 2nd68.50 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 1st69.72 m2003World ChampionshipsParis, France4th66.28 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece7th62.80 m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland9th63.05 m2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th64.11 m
In addition, he was the German champion 11 times.
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RIEDEL rzutyiskoki.pl