Heike Rohrmann
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Heike Rohrmann (born 22 February 1969) was an
East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...
shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...
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Biography

She won the gold medal at the 1986 World Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 1988 World Junior Championships. Her personal best throw was 18.94 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Halle. This places her among the best junior athletes (age 19 and less) of all time.All-time list in women's shot put, junior
- IAAF.org However, she lacked significant achievements on the senior level due to an unsuccessful knee surgery.


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* 1969 births Living people East German female shot putters World Athletics U20 Championships winners {{Germany-shotput-bio-stub