Rolf Danneberg
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born1 March 1953 (1953-03) (age 70)
Hamburg, West Germany
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country West Germany
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubBayer 04 Leverkusen
Achievements and titles
Personal best67.60 m (1987)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Los Angeles Discus
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul Discus

Rolf Danneberg (born 1 March 1953 in Hamburg) is a former German athlete who, representing West Germany, won the gold medal in discus throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics with 66.60 metres. He won the Olympic bronze medal in 1988 in Seoul.[1]

Biography

In addition he finished eleventh at the 1986 European Championships, fourth at the 1987 World Championships and sixth at the 1990 European Championships.

His personal best throw was 67.60 metres, achieved in May 1987 in Berlin. This result ranks him eighth among German discus throwers, behind Jürgen Schult, Lars Riedel, Wolfgang Schmidt, Armin Lemme, Hein-Direck Neu, Alwin Wagner and Michael Möllenbeck.[2] He is a three-time national champion for West Germany in the discus throw.

He currently works as a trainer, coaching Markus Münch for the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rolf Danneberg Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine


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