Losch won the German indoor championship in the shot put in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, and 1989. She won the German championship from 1982 through 1990, nine times in a row.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles she won the gold medal ahead of Romanian Mihaela Loghin, who won the silver, and Gael Martin from Australia who won the bronze.
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Full name: Claudia Losch
Gender: Female
Height: 5'11" (181 cm)
Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)
Born: January 10, 1960 in Wanne-Eickel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Affiliations: Leichtathletikclub Quelle Fürth, Münchener Sportclub/Leichtathletikclub Olympiapark
Country: FRG West Germany
Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)
