Jörg Frischmann

German Paralympic athlete

Jörg Frischmann Medal record

Paralympic athletics
Representing  Germany
Paralympic Games
|  1992 Barcelona | Shot Put - THS2
|  1992 Barcelona | Javelin Throw - THS2
|  1996 Atlanta | Shot Put - F43-44
|  2000 Sydney | Shot Put - F44
|  2000 Sydney | Javelin Throw - F44

Jörg Frischmann is a Paralympic athlete from Germany. He is classified F43, and competes mainly in shot put and javelin events.[1]

## Biography

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Joerg has competed in the Paralympics on four occasions. His first was in Barcelona in 1992, where he won gold in the shot put and silver in the javelin. His next appearance was in 1996 where he won silver in the shot put. He also competed in the pentathlon and javelin. In 2000 he reverted to competing in the javelin and shot put, winning bronze medals in both events. His final appearance was in the 2004 Summer Paralympics where he only competed in the shot put and was unable to finish among the medals.[2]

His 14.21 m shot put throw at the Atlanta Paralympics still stands as the T43 world record today.[3]

After studying sport sciences at the German Sport University in Cologne, Frischmann has been working as the Director of Sport for Persons with a Disability at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen since 1998.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ "Jörg Frischmann". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
2. ^ profile on paralympic.org
3. ^ "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.
4. ^ "Athlete of the Month: Joerg Frischmann - September 2006". Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
5. ^ "Jeorg Frischmann's Facebook page". Facebook. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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