Kathrin Neimke
- Born
- Jul 18, 1966 (60 years old)
- Birthplace
- Magdeburg, Germany
- Events
- Shot Put
- Height
- 1.80 m
- Weight
- 92 kg
- Club
- SC Magdeburg
Kathrin Neimke (18 July 1966 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German track and field athlete. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the world's best in the shot put.
Until 1990 she represented East Germany. She won two Olympic medals, the first a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the second a bronze at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Neimke represented SC Magdeburg and trained with Klaus Schneider. She is 1.80 meters tall and during her active career she weighed 95 kilograms. She has a degree in sales and at the end of her sporting career she had a job as reproduction photographer at a daily newspaper. After that she went to the Saxony-Anhalt police.
As of Oct 31, 2026: Shot Put 21.21 (#25 all-time), 1996 season best 19.74 (May 29, 1996, Blankenburg (GER)) · Last competition: The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA, Aug 2, 1996, 18.92 · Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze · 60 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| World Championships | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | – | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | SP | 19.74 | – | May 29, 1996 | Blankenburg (GER) |
| 1995 | SP | 20.53 | – | Jul 12, 1995 | Nice (FRA) |
| 1994 | SP | 18.94 | – | Aug 7, 1994 | Helsinki European Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
| 1993 | SP | 19.71 | – | Aug 15, 1993 | IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart |
| 1992 | SP | 19.78 | – | Aug 7, 1992 | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 1991 | SP | 19.57 | – | Feb 9, 1991 | – |
| 1991 | SP Indoor | 19.57 | – | Feb 9, 1991 | Sassnitz (GER) (i) |
| 1990 | SP | 20.51 | – | Sep 15, 1990 | Kamp-Lintfort (FRG) |