Claudia Losch

For the monoskier and paralympian, see Claudia Lösch.

Claudia Losch (born 10 January 1960) is a retired German shot putter. She is the 1984 Olympic Champion. Shortly after the Olympics, she competed in the shot put at the Friendship Games in Prague, which were held as an event for sportspeople from Communist countries who were boycotting that year's Olympics: she was unable to repeat her Olympic medal success there.^[1] At the 1988 Olympic Games, she finished fifth.^[2] She is also the 1989 World Indoor Champion and won the European Indoor title three times.

Claudia Losch

Personal information
Born	10 January 1960 (1960-01-10) (age 65) Wanne-Eickel, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shot put
Club	TV 1860 Fürth LC Olympiapark München
Medal record Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Shot put World Indoor Championships 1989 Budapest Shot put 1987 Indianapolis Shot put European Indoor Championships 1986 Madrid Shot put 1988 Budapest Shot put 1990 Glasgow Shot put 1984 Gothenburg Shot put 1985 Piraeus Shot put

Losch won the German indoor championship in the shot put: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, and 1989. She won the German championship nine consecutive seasons (1982–1990).

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	19.72 m
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	20.23 m
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	1st	20.48 m
1985	European Indoor Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	20.59 m
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	20.48 m
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	4th	20.54 m
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	20.14 m
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	20.73 m
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	20.39 m
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	20.27 m
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	20.45 m
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	1st	20.64 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	4th	19.92 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	4th	19.74 m