Werner Reiterer
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Full name | Werner Josef Reiterer |
Born | 27 January 1968 Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria | (age 56)
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Werner Josef Reiterer (born 27 January 1968 in Hohenems, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian-born retired discus thrower and shot putter from Australia, who represented the latter at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). His best result was winning the title in the men's discus throw at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Reiterer is an eight-time national champion in the discus throw.
In his book 'Positive' he admitted to five years of performance-enhancing drug use,[1] but claimed he only used them later in his career.[2]
Achievements
[edit]- All results concerning discus throw
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Australia | ||||
1985 | Pacific Conference Games | Berkeley, United States | 6th | 50.46 m |
1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 3rd | 57.34 m |
World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 58.64 m | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 15th | 59.78 m |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 2nd | 61.56 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 17th | 60.40 m |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 10th | 60.12 m |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 1st | 62.76 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 30th | 57.60 m |
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, Daniel (5 March 2001). "Bad news bearer". Time World. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
- ^ Positive by Werner Reiterer, book review
- Werner Reiterer at Australian Athletics Historical Results
External links
[edit]- Werner Reiterer at World Athletics
- Werner Reiterer at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Werner Reiterer at Olympics.com
- Werner Reiterer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Vorarlberg
- Austrian emigrants to Australia
- Australian male discus throwers
- Australian male shot putters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Australian sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in Australian track and field
- People from Hohenems
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian athletics biography stubs