Gert Michael Weil is a retired Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

ter of German ancestry, who dominated the sport on the South American scene during the 1980s and early 1990s. His best performance at a global event was a sixth place at the 1988 Olympic Games. His personal best was 20.90, achieved in Wirges

Wirges

-Location:Wirges lies in a high hollow in the further Westerwald between Köppel and Malberg, roughly 5 km northwest of Montabaur and 20 km northeast of Koblenz. It was granted town rights in 1975. Wirges is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Wirges, a kind of collective municipality...

 1986.

Weil is married to Colombian Olympic medalist Ximena Restrepo

Ximena Restrepo

Ximena Restrepo Gaviria is a former Colombian sprinter. With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, Colombia's first athletics medal. This result is still a South American record, as is the case with her 200 metres time of 22.92 seconds, which she...

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Achievements

(shot put unless noted)

• 1996 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
• 1995 Pan American Games
  1995 Pan American Games
  The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 12 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.-Overview:...
  
   - bronze medal
• 1995 South American Championships - gold medal
• 1994 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
• 1992 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
• 1991 Pan American Games
  1991 Pan American Games
  The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were a total number of 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events held in 32 different sports...
  
   - gold medal
• 1991 South American Championships - gold medal
• 1990 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
• 1989 South American Championships - bronze medal (discus throw
  Discus throw
  The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
  
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• 1989 South American Championships - gold medal
• 1987 Pan American Games
  1987 Pan American Games
  The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from 7 August to 23 August 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas competed in 30 sports earning...
  
   - gold medal
• 1987 South American Championships - gold medal
• 1986 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
• 1985 South American Championships - gold medal
• 1983 Pan American Games
  1983 Pan American Games
  The ninth Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing...
  
  - silver medal
• 1983 South American Championships - gold medal
• 1981 South American Championships - gold medal
• 1979 South American Championships - gold medal

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