Grit Hammer Explained

Grit Hammer, née Haupt (born 4 June 1966 in Saalfeld, Bezirk Gera) is a retired German shot putter.

She represented the sports club SC Motor Jena, and won the silver medal at the East German championships in 1987.[1] She put the shot 20.72 metres in June 1987 in Neubrandenburg.[2]

International competitions

1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom3rd
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy7th
1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France5th
1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain3rd

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/236.html East German championships, women's shot put
  2. http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-d29.htm World women's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)