| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Detlef Bock |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Born | 15 August 1974 Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 135 kg (298 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Shot put |
| Club | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Coached by | Werner Goldmann |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Shot put: 20.72 (2005) |
Detlef Bock (born 15 August 1974 in Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhalt) is a retired German shot putter.[1] Born and raised in the former East Germany, Bock represented his nation Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics and also trained as a member of the athletics squad for the sport club VfL Wolfsburg (until 2006) under his coach Werner Goldmann.[2][3] In 2005, Bock threw a personal best of 20.72 metres at a shot put meeting in Engers, finishing behind his rival Ralf Bartels by sixty centimetres.[4]
Bock qualified for the German squad, along with Bartels and Peter Sack, in the men's shot put at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2][5] Earlier in the process, he achieved a 2004 season best and an A-standard entry mark of 20.44 metres from the German shot put meet in Engers.[6] Held inside the renowned Ancient Olympia Stadium, Bock launched a best shot of 18.89 metres on his second attempt in the prelims. Placing thirty-third out of 39 athletes in the overall standings, Bock failed to advance further to the final round.[7][8]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Detlef Bock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Alle deutschen Olympia-Starter" [Full Olympic list of German athletes] (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Wolfsburg hat keinen Bock mehr" [Bock leaves Wolfsburg] (in German). Focus. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Wenig, Jörg (31 May 2005). "Superb throwing in Germany". IAAF. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "German Olympic Committee nominates Team for Athens". IAAF. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Teusch, Holger (20 May 2004). "Respekt! Fünfmal Olympia-Norm in Engers" [Respect! Five times Olympic standard in Athens] (in German). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's Shot Put Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Fall und Aufstieg im antiken Hain" [The "rise and fall" in the ancient site] (in German). Die Welt. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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