Ronald Weigel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ronald Weigel

East German athlete

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1959

Place of Birth: Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Ronald Weigel

  • Ronald Weigel (born 8 August 1959 in Hildburghausen, Thuringia) is a German athlete and Olympic medal winner.
  • In the 1980s through the middle of the 1990s he represented East Germany (and then Germany after 1990) as one of world's best in race walking. His first big win came in 1983 when he won the World title in the 50 km walk.
  • At the Summer Olympic games he won a silver medal in the 20 km walk as well as a silver and a bronze medal in the 50 km walk.
  • He is the only German sportsman to have won Olympic medals in both walking disciplines at the Games. He was unable to participate in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games because of the East German boycott, when he was the overwhelming favourite to win. Weigel represented ASK Vorwärts Potsdam, and after reunification he went to OSC Potsdam and then LAC Halensee.
  • He trained with Hans-Joachim Pathus.
  • During his competitive years he was 1.77 meters tall and weighed 62 kilograms.

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