Karl-Hans Riehm is a former West German

West Germany

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 hammer throw

Hammer throw

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His biggest success came at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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 held in Los Angeles

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, United States

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 where he won the silver medal. At the previous Olympics he had a tenth place from 1972

1972 Summer Olympics

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 and a fourth place from 1976

1976 Summer Olympics

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. In addition he won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships

1978 European Championships in Athletics

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 and finished seventh at the 1983 World Championships

1983 World Championships in Athletics

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His personal best throw was 80.80 metres, achieved in July 1980 in Rhede

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. This ranks him tenth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber

Ralf Haber

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, 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....

, Günter Rodehau, Holger Klose

Holger Klose

Holger Klose is a retired male hammer thrower 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. . Klose represented Eintracht...

, Christoph Sahner

Christoph Sahner

Christoph Sahner is a retired male hammer thrower, who represented West Germany during his career.His personal best throw was 81.78 metres, achieved in September 1988 in Wemmetsweiler. This ranks him sixth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs, Günter Rodehau...

, Klaus Ploghaus

Klaus Ploghaus

Klaus Ploghaus was a West German hammer thrower.His biggest success came at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States where he won the bronze medal...

, Markus Esser

Markus Esser

Markus Esser is a male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best is 81.10 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Leverkusen. This ranks him eighth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs, Günter Rodehau, Holger Klose, Christoph Sahner and Klaus Ploghaus....

 and Matthias Moder

Matthias Moder

Matthias Moder is a retired East German hammer thrower.He finished seventh at the 1986 European Championships. Moder represented the sports club SC Dynamo Berlin, and became East German champion in 1985....

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