Dirk Wippermann

Dirk Wippermann ( born January 27, 1946 in Othfresen ) is a former German discus thrower, who was fourth at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki.

Wippermann began his career at ATV in 1877 Dusseldorf, 1970 to 1974, he took up for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, before he started two years for the SG Osterfeld Oberhausen, after which he returned to Dusseldorf. After the victory at the German Youth Championships in 1964, he finished in 1965 at the German Championships in fourth place, the following year he was fifth. In 1967 he finished with 56.90 m in second place behind Hein - Direck New. In September 1967, he threw 61.64 meters with his first German record. After Wippermann had to completely leave out in 1968, he returned in 1969 as fourth at the German Championships back. In October 1969, he again threw the German record with 62.28 meters. In 1970 he won with 60.92 m for the first time at the German Championships. After New had surpassed his record in July 1970, Wippermann threw the discus in August to 64.14 m. 1971 occupied Wippermann at the German Championships in second place behind Klaus -Peter Hennig. At the European Championships in Helsinki, he threw 61.36 meters and finished fourth, he missed the bronze medal of the Hungarian Geza Fejer to eighteen inches. On 23 October 1971, he threw the discus in Aachen on 65,88 m, his fourth West German record was his only all-German record. 1973 surpassed him Siegfried Pachale from Cottbus, in the Federal Republic kept his record until 1977, when Hein - Direck New increased its record to 68.08 m. 1972 won Wippermann his second national title, retired at the 1972 Olympics in Munich Wippermann out in qualifying. 1973 occupied Wippermann again the third place at the German Championships, in 1974, he finished sixth.

At a height of 1.97 m his competition weight was 125 kg.