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| Detlef Bock | |
| Fullname: | Detlef Bock |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Shot put |
| Club: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Coach: | Werner Goldmann |
| Pb: | Shot put: 20.72 (2005) |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany |
| Weight: | 1350NaN0 |
Detlef Bock (born 15 August 1974 in Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhalt) is a retired German shot putter.[1] Born and raised in the former East Germany, Bock represented his nation Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics and also trained as a member of the athletics squad for the sport club VfL Wolfsburg (until 2006) under his coach Werner Goldmann.[2] [3] In 2005, Bock threw a personal best of 20.72 metres at a shot put meeting in Engers, finishing behind his rival Ralf Bartels by sixty centimetres.[4]
Bock qualified for the German squad, along with Bartels and Peter Sack, in the men's shot put at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2] [5] Earlier in the process, he achieved a 2004 season best and an A-standard entry mark of 20.44 metres from the German shot put meet in Engers.[6] Held inside the renowned Ancient Olympia Stadium, Bock launched a best shot of 18.89 metres on his second attempt in the prelims. Placing thirty-third out of 39 athletes in the overall standings, Bock failed to advance further to the final round.[7] [8]