Klaus Ploghaus was a West German

West Germany

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 hammer throw

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...

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His biggest success came at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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 held in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, United States

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

1978 European Championships in Athletics

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, eighth at the 1982 European Championships

1982 European Championships in Athletics

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, sixth at the 1983 World Championships

1983 World Championships in Athletics

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 and ninth at the 1986 European Championships

1986 European Championships in Athletics

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His personal best throw was 81.32 metres, achieved in May 1986 in Paderborn

Paderborn

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. This ranks him seventh 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....

, 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...

 and 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...

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