Karsten Stolz

Karsten Stolz ( born July 23, 1964 in Oberhausen ) is a former German shot putter.

Career

Pride began his career at SG Oberhausen and launched later for the TV Wattenscheid 01 Athletics. He soon gained a reputation as an exceptional talent. In 1978, he improved the German student record in the shot put at 17.70 meters. Two years later he increased the German B- youth - personal best of 18.02 m to 20.70 m. At the Track Junior Championships 1981 in Utrecht, he won the bronze medal behind the two-year old Andreas Horn and Ulf Timmermann of East Germany. In the same year, he scored a Jugendweltbestleistung of 18.73 m with the fact the adult class reserved 7.26 -kg ball.

In the Federal Republic of Germany is proudly developed the dominant shot putter. Between 1984 and 1990, he was five times German champion outdoors and four times in the hall. International the 2.08 m wide and 142 -pound athlete was never able to the final breakthrough. Two silver medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships 1988 in Budapest and in 1989 in The Hague remained his greatest successes. His only part in the Olympics in 1984 in Los Angeles ended in twelfth place. He was also in the open air at the European Championships in Stuttgart each sixth at the European Indoor Athletics Championships 1986 in Madrid and in the same year. In 1987 he occupied at the World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis in eighth place, at the European Indoor Championships in Liévin eighth place and at the World Championships in Rome eleventh place. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest in 1989, he was fifth and in the Indoor Athletics Championships 1990 in Glasgow and at the European Athletics Championships in 1990 in Split as four years earlier each sixth. His personal best is 21.15 meters, situated on September 18, 1988 in Essen.

Plagued by numerous injuries ended his pride 1991 performance athletic career.