Results
Together with his long time East German teammate Ulf Timmermann he dominated ten years of competitions in his discipline.
Olympic Games
- 1976 - Olympic Champion
- 1980 - Bronze medal
- 1984 - did not participate due to boycott
- 1988 – Fourth place
- 1992 - eliminated during qualification
Records World records:
- August 6, 1978: 22.15 m
- July 25, 1983: 22.22 m
- April 20, 1986: 22.64 m
Junior-European records: 6.25 kg-shot (Junior-shot)
- July 13, 1973: 21.03 m
7,26 kg-shot (Men's-shot)
- July 7, 1973: 19.63 m
- July 6, 1974: 20.20 m
- June 21, 1975: 20.97 m (Current Record)
European-Championships
- 1973 - Junior-European champion
- 1974 - 8th place
- 1978 - European champion
- 1982 - European champion
- 1986 - Bronze medal
- 1974 - 6th place
IAAF-World cup, Shot put
- 1977, 1979 and 1981 – Winner
European cup, shot put
- 1977, 1979 and 1981 – Winner
- 1985 - 3rd place
East German-Championships
- 1974 - 2nd place
- 1977-1987 - GDR-champion (11 consecutive times)
- 1988 – 2nd place
- 1990 – 3rd place
- 1980 – GDR-Indoor champion
Children- and Youth Spartakiade
- 1972 - Spartakiade winner
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