Werner Günthör

Werner Günthör (born 1 June 1961 in Uttwil) is a former Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field.

Werner Gunthör

Personal information
Nationality	Swiss
Born	(1961-06-01) 1 June 1961 (age 64) Uttwil, Switzerland
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	128 kg (282 lb)
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best	22.75 m (1988)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Switzerland Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Shot put World Championships 1987 Rome Shot put 1991 Tokyo Shot put 1993 Stuttgart Shot put World Indoor Championships 1991 Seville Shot put European Championships 1986 Stuttgart Shot put

Biography

Günthör won three straight World Championships, 1987, 1991, and 1993, as well as one European Championship in 1986. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he won the bronze medal.

His personal best throw, and Swiss record, was 22.75 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Bern.^[1]

The 2.00-meter-tall (6.56 ft) athlete also competed in the bobsleigh. He trained to be a sanitation installer but later completed study in sports and works today as a sport teacher and track and field coach. He is married and lives in Erlach.^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Switzerland
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	15th (q)	19.18 m
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	20.33 m
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	5th	20.28 m
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	3rd	21.23 m
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	21.51 m
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	1st	22.22 m
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	2nd	21.53 m
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	21.61 m
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	22.23 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	3rd	21.99 m
1989	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	21.40 m1
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	21.17 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	1st	21.67 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	4th	20.91 m
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	3rd	19.75 m1
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	21.97 m

¹Representing Europe