Ronald Weigel

Ronald Weigel ( born August 8, 1959 in Hildburghausen ) is a former German track and field athlete and current coach.

Career

Ronald Weigel began as a student in his hometown of Hildburghausen in athletics and was being discovered as walkers talent. In 1973 he was East German students master 1977 second in the Junior European Championships. Weigel started for the forward ASK Potsdam and was a member of the Army Sports Club captain of the NVA. After the turn he explained his earlier voluntary cooperation with the Ministry of State Security of the GDR. He was subsequently dismissed from the sports promotion group of the German Army and trained under Hans -Joachim Pathus the OSC Potsdam and the LAC Hallensee Berlin. In its competition time, he was 1.77 m tall and weighed 62 kg.

In 1997, Ronald Weigel a job as Australian coach in Canberra. The coached by him Australians Nathan Deakes won the bronze medal in the 20 km walk at the 2004 Olympic Games. 2002 Ronald Weigel returned to Germany and took over from his former coach Hans -Joachim Pathus the released position of the walker national coach. His previous work for State Security of the GDR has been verified, but not considered a reason for complaint. Since mid-2010, he cares as national coach in addition to the marathon runner.

Achievements

His first major success was winning the title at the World Championships in 1983 in the 50 - km walk. The 1984 Olympics escaped him because of the boycott of the GDR. At the world championships 1987 he finished second in the 50 - km walk, as well as a year later at the Olympic Games in Seoul in the 20 - km walk and 50 km walk. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona Weigel took bronze again in the 50 km walk. He is the only German athlete who won medals at the Olympic Games in both disciplines of walking.

Achievements at a glance

At the European Championships 1986, he was disqualified in the 50 km walk. At the World Championships in 1991 and 1993, he gave up, 1995, he was disqualified.

Awards (selection)

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