Werner Reiterer

Quick Facts

Intro

Australian discus thrower

Places

Australia

Athlete

Work field

Sports

Gender

Male

Birth

27 January 1968 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Hohenems, Austria

Star sign

Aquarius People who share this birthday

Age

56 years

Stats

Height:

193 cm

Weight:

112 kg

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Werner Josef Reiterer (born 27 January 1968 in Hohenems, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian-born retired discus thrower and shot putter from Australia, who represented the latter at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). His best result was winning the title in the men's discus throw at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Reiterer is an eight-time national champion in the discus throw.

In his book 'Positive' he admitted to five years of performance-enhancing drug use.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Australia
1985	Pacific Conference Games	Berkeley, United States	6th	50.46 m
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	3rd	57.34 m
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	58.64 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	15th	59.78 m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd	61.56 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	17th	60.40 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	10th	60.12 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	1st	62.76 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	30th	57.60 m