9 8 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁held ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁United ▁States ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal . ▁At ▁the ▁previous ▁Olympics ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁t enth ▁place ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁a ▁fourth ▁place ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁In ▁addition ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁European ▁Championships ▁and ▁finished ▁sevent h ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁World ▁Championships . ▁ ▁His ▁personal ▁best ▁throw ▁was ▁ 8 0 . 8 0 ▁metres , ▁achieved ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁in ▁Rh ede . ▁This ▁ranks ▁him ▁t enth ▁among ▁German ▁ham mer ▁throw ers , ▁behind ▁R alf ▁Hab er , ▁Hein z ▁We is , ▁Kar sten ▁K obs , ▁Gün ther ▁R ode h au , ▁Hol ger ▁K lose , ▁Christoph ▁Sah ner , ▁Klaus ▁P log haus , ▁Mark us ▁Es ser ▁and ▁Matth ias ▁Mod er . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Kon z ▁Category : G erman ▁male ▁ham mer ▁throw ers ▁Category : West ▁German ▁male ▁ham mer ▁throw ers ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁athlet es ▁of ▁West ▁Germany ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁silver ▁medal ists ▁for ▁West ▁Germany ▁Category : A th let es ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : A th let es ▁(