Hans Lotz
Australian hammer thrower (1947–2021)
Hans-Martin Lotz (1 November 1947 - 2 May 2021)[1] was an Australian hammer thrower.
He finished fourth at the 1982 Commonwealth Games,[citation needed] won the silver medal at the 1985 Pacific Conference Games[2] finished sixth at the 1985 World Cup[3] and seventh at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[citation needed] He also competed at the 1983 World Championships without reaching the final.[4]
Lotz became Australian champion in 1981 and 1982 as a West German citizen, then in 1983–1985 as an Australian citizen. His main competitors were Joe Quigley and Sean Carlin.[5] His personal best throw was 73.80 metres, achieved in April 1983 in Melbourne.[6]
References
- ^ "HANS, Lotz | Funeral Notices | Melbourne". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Pacific Conference Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Results
- ^ Hans Lotz at World Athletics
- ^ "Australian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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Australian National Champions in Men's Hammer Throw
- 1934–36: Myer Rosenblum
- 1937: Keith Pardon
- 1947–49: Keith Allen
- 1950–53: Keith Pardon
- 1954: Tom Mullins
- 1955: Keith Pardon
- 1956: Herb Barker
- 1957–58: Charlie Morris
- 1959–67: Dick Leffler
- 1968: Walter Grob (SUI)
- 1969–70: Dick Leffler
- 1971–72: Ron Frawley
- 1973: Dick Leffler
- 1974–79: Gus Puopolo
- 1980: Lois Bertolacci
- 1981–85: Hans Lotz
- 1986: Joe Quigley
- 1987–88: Sean Carlin
- 1989: Joe Quigley
- 1990: Sean Carlin
- 1991: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1992–96: Sean Carlin
- 1997–2006: Stuart Rendell
- 2007–08: Hiroaki Doi (JPN)
- 2009: Mark Dickson
- 2010: Hiroaki Doi (JPN)
- 2011: Timothy Driesen
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