Astrid Kumbernuss

Astrid Kumbernuss

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1970-02-05) 5 February 1970 Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany
Years active	1986-2004
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country	East Germany (1986-1990) Germany (1991-2004)
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	SC Neubrandenburg
Turned pro	1986
Retired	2004
Achievements and titles
Personal best	21.22 m (1995)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Germany Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Shot put 2000 Sydney Shot put World Championships 1995 Gothenburg Shot put 1997 Athens Shot put 1999 Seville Shot put European Championships Representing East Germany 1990 Split Shot put Representing Germany 1994 Helsinki Shot put

Astrid Kumbernuss (German pronunciation: [ˈas.tʁɪt ˈkʊmbɐˌnʊs] ; born 5 February 1970 in Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former German female shot putter and discus thrower.

Her career started at the SC Neubrandenburg sports club. Her greatest successes were gold medals at the 1995, 1997 and 1999 World Championships in Athletics, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1997, she was awarded Athlete of the Year. In 1998, she gave birth to her son Philip, and retired from her sports career in 2005.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing East Germany
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Ontario, Canada	2nd	Discus throw	64.08 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	1st	Shot put	20.38 m
Representing Germany
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	3rd	Shot put	19.37 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	Shot put	19.42 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	London, England	2nd	Shot put	19.37 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	Shot put	19.49 m
	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	1st	Shot put	19.44 m
	IAAF World Cup	London, England	3rd	Shot put	18.89 m
1995	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Monaco	1st	Shot put	20.20 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	Shot put	21.22 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Shot put	19.79 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, USA	1st	Shot put	20.56 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	2nd	Shot put	19.92 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	Shot put	20.71 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	Shot put	20.95 m
1999	World Championships	Sevilla, Spain	1st	Shot put	19.85 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Munich, Germany	2nd	Shot put	19.13 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	3rd	Shot put	19.12 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	Shot put	19.62 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Alberta	6th	Shot put	19.25 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Melbourne, Australia	1st	Shot put	18.94 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	Shot put	19.22 m
	IAAF World Cup	Madrid, Spain	3rd	Shot put	19.11 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	3rd	Shot put	19.86 m
	European Cup	Florence, Italy	1st	Shot put	19.46 m
	IAAF World Athletics Final	Monaco	4th	Shot put	18.89 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	15th (q)	Shot put	17.83 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	14th (q)	Shot put	17.89 m

References

• Astrid Kumbernuss at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Astrid Kumbernuss". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.