Holger Klose
Encyclopedia
Holger Klose is a retired male hammer throw
er from Germany
. His personal best throw is 82.22 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Dortmund
. This ranks him fifth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber
, Heinz Weis
, Karsten Kobs
and Günter Rodehau. http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf
. Klose represented Eintracht Frankfurt
.
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
er from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. His personal best throw is 82.22 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Dortmund
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
. This ranks him fifth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber
Ralf Haber
Ralf Haber is a retired East German hammer thrower.His personal best throw was 83.40 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Athens. This is the current German record. -Achievements:-References:*...
, Heinz Weis
Heinz Weis
Heinz Weis is a male former hammer thrower from Germany. He competed for West Germany until 1990....
, Karsten Kobs
Karsten Kobs
Karsten Kobs is a German hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 82.78 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Dortmund. This ranks him third among German hammer throwers, only behind Ralf Haber and Heinz Weis....
and Günter Rodehau. http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf
. Klose represented Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
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Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th | 75.16 m |
| 1998 | European Championships 1998 European Championships in Athletics The 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.-Track:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Field:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Track:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Field:... |
Budapest, Hungary | 17th | 74.05 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | — | NM |
| 2001 | World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America... |
Edmonton, Canada | 25th | 74.02 m |
| 2002 | European Championships 2002 European Championships in Athletics The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |... |
Munich, Germany | 17th | 76.98 m |
| 2005 | World Championships 2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer Throw The Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 6 and August 8.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:... |
Helsinki, Finland | 11th | 74.80 m |