Lars Riedel

Lars Riedel

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1967-06-28 (57 years old)

Biography

Lars Peter Riedel (born 28 June 1967) a former German discus thrower. Riedel has the seventh longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50 m. Riedel began his discus career in the former German Democratic Republic. He grew up in Thurm which is next to Zwickau. In 1983, he went to join SC Karl-Marx-Stadt. His first important competitions were the IAAF World Junior Championship in 1986 and the European Championship in 1990. When the GDR went down Riedel stopped training regularly. Soon after Riedel met his coach Karlheinz Steinmetz from USC Mainz he began training once again. In the 1990s, he became a dominating figure on the German discus scene. With his good physical constitution (1.99 m, 115 kg) he took part in the Olympic Games of Atlanta. There he won his only Olympic title. Furthermore, he won the IAAF World Championship five times.

He is separated from his wife Kerstin. They have a son, Robert.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1967-06-28 (57 years old)

Birth Name
Lars Peter Riedel

Birth Place
Zwickau, Germany

Height
199-centimeter

Citizenships
German Democratic Republic, Germany

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