Karl Hein (June 11, 1908 – July 10, 1982) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. Born in Hamburg, he won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. He was born and died in Hamburg.
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Olympic Champions in Men's Hammer Throw
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- 1900: John Flanagan (USA)
- 1904: John Flanagan (USA)
- 1908: John Flanagan (USA)
- 1912: Matt McGrath (USA)
- 1920: Patrick Ryan (USA)
- 1924: Fred Tootell (USA)
- 1928: Pat O'Callaghan (IRL)
- 1932: Pat O'Callaghan (IRL)
- 1936: Karl Hein (GER)
- 1948: Imre Németh (HUN)
- 1952: József Csermák (HUN)
- 1956: Hal Connolly (USA)
- 1960: Vasily Rudenkov (URS)
- 1964: Romuald Klim (URS)
- 1968: Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)
- 1972: Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)
- 1976: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1980: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1984: Juha Tiainen (FIN)
- 1988: Sergey Litvinov (URS)
- 1992: Andrey Abduvaliyev (EUN)
- 1996: Balázs Kiss (HUN)
- 2000: Szymon Ziółkowski (POL)
- 2004: Koji Murofushi (JPN)
- 2008: Primož Kozmus (SLO)
- 2012: Krisztián Pars (HUN)
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European Champions in Men's Hammer Throw
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- 1934: Ville Pörhölä (FIN)
- 1938: Karl Hein (GER)
- 1946: Bo Ericson (SWE)
- 1950: Sverre Strandli (NOR)
- 1954: Mikhail Krivonosov (URS)
- 1958: Tadeusz Rut (POL)
- 1962: Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)
- 1966: Romuald Klim (URS)
- 1969: Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)
- 1971: Uwe Beyer (FRG)
- 1974: Aleksey Spiridonov (URS)
- 1978: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1982: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1986: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1990: Igor Astapkovich (URS)
- 1994: Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS)
- 1998: Tibor Gécsek (HUN)
- 2002: Adrián Annus (HUN)
- 2006: Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)
- 2010: Libor Charfreitag (SVK)
- 2012: Krisztián Pars (HUN)
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Hein, Karl |
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| Short description |
German hammer thrower |
| Date of birth |
June 11, 1908 |
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| Date of death |
July 10, 1982 |
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