Werner Günthör

Werner Gunthör
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born1 June 1961
Uttwil, Switzerland
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight128 kg (282 lb)
Sport
Country Switzerland
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best22.75 m (1988)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Shot put
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Rome Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1991 Tokyo Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Seville Shot put
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Stuttgart Shot put

Werner Günthör (born 1 June 1961 in Uttwil) is a former Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field.

Biography

Günthör won three straight World Championships, 1987, 1991, and 1993, as well as one European Championship in 1986. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he won the bronze medal.

His personal best throw, and Swiss record, was 22.75 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Bern.[1]

The 2.00 meter tall athlete also competed in the bobsleigh. He trained to be a sanitation installer but later completed study in sports and works today as a sport teacher and track and field coach. He is married and lives in Erlach.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Switzerland
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th (q) 19.18 m
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 20.33 m
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 5th 20.28 m
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 3rd 21.23 m
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 1st 21.51 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 1st 22.22 m
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 2nd 21.53 m
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 2nd 21.61 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 1st 22.23 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 3rd 21.99 m
1989 World Cup Barcelona, Spain 2nd 21.40 m1
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 1st 21.17 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 1st 21.67 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 4th 20.91 m
World Cup Havana, Cuba 3rd 19.75 m1
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 1st 21.97 m

1Representing Europe

References

  1. ^ Swiss athletics records Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "SOMMERSERIE: WAS TUN SIE HEUTE?: Kraftpaket in der Hängematte". 22 July 2016.
Awards
Preceded by Swiss Sportsman of the Year
1986 – 1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Swiss Sportsman of the Year
1991 		Succeeded by

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