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Heinfried Birlenbach

Full name: Heinfried Ernst Birlenbach
Gender: Male
Height: 6'8" (202 cm)
Weight: 265 lbs (120 kg)
Born: December 7, 1940 in Birlenbach, Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Affiliations: Sportfreunde Siegen / Leichtathletikgeschellschaft Siegen
Country: GER Germany, FRG West Germany
Sport: Athletics

Biography

Heinfried Birlenbach started at the 1964 Olympics for the combined German team and in 1968 and 1972 for the West German team in shot put. He placed fifth at the 1966 European Championships; and was nominated in 1969, but could not start due to the West German boycott, and in 1971 he had to withdraw due to an injury. Birlenbach won the 1968 and 1969 European Indoor Games. In 1966-71 he won six consecutive West German titles, and was runner-up in 1963-65 and 1972. He also set two European records indoor and outdoor in 1968. Besides the shot put he was also an avid discus thrower and weightlifter. Professionally he was an educated draftsman, then gas station attendant, petrol station owner, owner of a sauna company, and eventually became an insurance businessman.

Personal Best: SP – 20.37 (1972).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Athletics Men's Shot Put Germany GER 14 QR
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics Men's Shot Put West Germany FRG 8
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics Men's Shot Put West Germany FRG 7

Men's Shot Put

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank D BMD
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Athletics Germany Qualifying Round 14 17.77
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Athletics Germany Qualifying Round Round One 15 17.10
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Athletics Germany Qualifying Round Round Two 17 16.79 17.10
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Athletics Germany Qualifying Round Round Three NP 17.77
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Final Round 8 18.80
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Final Round Round One 6 18.80
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Final Round Round Two 7 18.48 18.80
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Final Round Round Three 8 foul 18.80
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Final Round Round Four 8 18.13 18.80
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Final Round Round Five 8 18.67 18.80
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Final Round Round Six NP foul
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Qualifying Round 6 QU 19.43
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Qualifying Round Group A 5 19.43
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Qualifying Round Group A Round One 4 19.43
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Qualifying Round Group A Round Two 5 pass 19.43
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Athletics West Germany Qualifying Round Group A Round Three NP pass
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Final Round 7 20.37
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Final Round Round One 7 20.37
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Final Round Round Two 7 foul 20.37
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Final Round Round Three 7 foul 20.37
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Final Round Round Four 7 19.89 20.37
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Final Round Round Five 7 foul 20.37
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Final Round Round Six NP 20.13
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Qualifying Round 3 QU 20.10
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Qualifying Round Group B 2 20.10
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Qualifying Round Group B Round One 2 20.10
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Qualifying Round Group B Round Two 2 pass 20.10
1972 Summer 31 München Athletics West Germany Qualifying Round Group B Round Three NP pass