Wolfram Gambke

Tungsten Gambke ( born November 2, 1959 in Pinneberg ) is a former German track and field athlete and Olympian, who - starting for the Federal Republic of Germany - 1984 Olympic fourth in the javelin was.

Of the eight top-ranked javelin at the World Championships in 1983 were missing in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles four launchers for the Olympic boycotts of the Warsaw Pact countries. Another, the reigning German champion Klaus Meier panel, left in qualifying, two launchers occupied positions nine and ten. Only the Swede Kenth Eldebrink, sixth at the world championships last year, came through from the favorites and won the bronze medal. With 82.46 m the German vice-champion tungsten Gambke was in fourth place 1.26 meters behind Eldebrink and was in his first major international competition Olympic fourth.

Two years later drove Gambke as the reigning German champions for the European Championships 1986 in Stuttgart. With the new spear he reached 79.88 meters and finished sixth, the German vice-champion Klaus panel Meier won the title of European Champion.

Tungsten Gambke could place from 1980 to 1988 in the top five at the German Championships. In 1981 he finished second behind Helmut Schreiber, 1984 and 1985 Gambke finished second panel Meier. His only championship he won in 1986. Thrice Gambke participated in the Universiade, 1985, he won the silver medal there. Tungsten Gambke belonged to the LG - Pinneberg Wedel. In his playing days, he was 1.80 m tall and weighed 82 kg.

Tungsten Gambke still lives in Pinneberg, he has worked for a subsidiary of the local workers' welfare.

Bestweiten

• Old Speer: 85.90 m ( 1984)
• New spear: 81.30 m ( 1986)

Explanation: After 1985 Uwe Hohn threw the old javelin over 100 meters, from 1986 a new spear was compulsory, had changed litter properties.