Claudia Losch
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Claudia•Losch |
| Used name | Claudia•Losch |
| Born | 10 January 1960 in Wanne-Eickel, Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| Measurements | 181 cm / 84 kg |
| Affiliations | TV 1860 Fürth, Fürth (GER) / LC Olympiapark München, München (GER) |
| NOC |  West Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
German shot putter Claudia Losch won the German indoor championship in the shot put in 1983-84, and 1987-89. She also won nine consecutive German outdoor championships from 1982-90, and took part in the World Championships in 1983 (7th), 1987 (4th) and 1991 (4th), and the 1989 World Cup (3rd). In 1986 she competed in the European Championships in the discus (9th) and shot (4th), also placing fourth in the shot in 1990. Losch was even better indoors, winning a bronze medal at the 1987 World Indoors and a gold medal two years later. At the European Indoors she won three golds (1986, 1988, 1990) and two silvers (1984-85). Losch’s greatest moment came at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, winning the gold medal. She was fifth four years later in Seoul.
Losch was coached by Christian Gehrmann, about whom numerous doping rumors were raised, and Losch refused a doping control in 1990, although she never tested positive. She was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf and in 1990 the Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis (Memorial Award). Her profession was as a master optician.
Personal Best: SP – 22.19 (1987).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Athletics | FRG |
Claudia Losch | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Athletics | FRG |
Claudia Losch | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 5 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–1–0 1983 Edmonton ATH silver: shot put)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships (3–2–0 1984 Göteborg silver: shot put; 1985 Peiraias silver: shot put; 1986 Madrid gold: shot put; 1988 Budapest gold: shot put; 1990 Glasgow gold: shot put)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships (1–0–1 1987 Indianapolis bronze: shot put; 1989 Budapest gold: shot put)