Heinz Weis

Heinz Weis (born 14 July 1963) is a male former hammer thrower from Germany. He competed for West Germany until 1990.

Heinz Weis

Personal information
Born	(1963-07-14) 14 July 1963 (age 60) Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	TV 1863 Germania Trier LG Bayer Leverkusen
Achievements and titles
Personal best	83.04 m (1997)
Medal record Men’s Athletics Representing  Germany World Championships 1997 Athens Hammer 1991 Tokyo Hammer Universiade Representing  West Germany 1985 Kobe Hammer 1987 Zagreb Hammer 1989 Duisburg Hammer Representing  Germany 1991 Sheffield Hammer European Championships 1994 Helsinki Hammer

Weis was born in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, and at club level represented TV 1863 Germania Trier. He was coached initially by Ernst Klement and later by LG Bayer Leverkusen coaches Rudolf Hars and Bernhard Rieder. He competed in four Olympic Games. His personal best throw was 83.04 metres, achieved in June 1997 in Frankfurt. This ranks him second among German hammer throwers, only behind Ralf Haber.^[1]

While he was active he was 1.93 m and 125 kg. He has one daughter (Theresa).