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Silke Renk

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Silke Renk
Personal information
Nationality East Germany
 Germany
Born30 June 1967 (1967-06-30) (age 57)
Querfurt, Bezirk Halle, East Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country East Germany
 Germany
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
ClubSC Chemie Halle
Achievements and titles
Personal best71.00 (1988)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Javelin
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Tokyo Javelin
Representing  East Germany
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1989 Duisburg Javelin

Silke Renk (born 30 June 1967 in Querfurt, Bezirk Halle) is a retired German javelin thrower.

She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she finished fifth,[1] and at the 1990 European Championships where she finished fourth.

She then experienced her career highlight as she won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[1] Renk won with a throw of 68.34 meters, defeating Natalya Shikolenko, who took home the silver medal, and compatriot Karen Forkel.

The next year she finished sixth at the 1993 World Championships. She withdrew from the 1994 European Championships because of knee injury problems, and never reached another international final despite starting at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Her personal best was 71.00 metres with the old javelin type, achieved in June 1988 in Rostock. This ranks her third among German javelin throwers, only behind Petra Felke (who held the world record) and Antje Kempe.[2]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  East Germany
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 5th 66.38 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th 64.76 m
Representing  Germany
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd 66.80 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 1st 68.34 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 6th 64.00 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, United States 13th 59.70 m

References

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  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Silke Renk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Full name: Silke Renk (-Lange)
  2. ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
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