Patric Suter is a retired male hammer throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

er from Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. His personal best is 80.51 metres, achieved in September 2003 in Löffingen

Löffingen

Löffingen is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km southwest of Donaueschingen, and 40 km southeast of Freiburg....

, is the current Swiss record. Suter is also a five time national champion. In December 2007, Suter officially retired from athletics after a dispute with the national governing body. A member of the Hochwacht Zug club, Suter trained under the guidance of Vasiliy Sidorenko

Vasiliy Sidorenko

Vasiliy Sidorenko is a retired male hammer thrower who represented the USSR and later Russia. He is the 1994 European champion and won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships. His personal best throw is 82.54 metres, achieved in 1992.-Achievements:...

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Achievements

Representing
2004 2004 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2004 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 22, 2004...	Olympic Games Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Hammer Throw The Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22. The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals...	Athens, Greece	23rd	73.54 m
2005 2005 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2005 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 8, 2005...	World Championships 2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer Throw The Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 6 and August 8.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...	Helsinki, Finland	28th	68.54 m