Heinz Weis

{{short description|German hammer thrower}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name =

| nationality =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|7|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany

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| height = 1.93 m

| weight = 125 kg

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| sport = Athletics

| event = Hammer throw

| club = TV 1863 Germania Trier
LG Bayer Leverkusen

| pb = 83.04 m (1997)

| medaltemplates={{Medal|Sport|Men's Athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{GER}} }}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|1997 Athens |Hammer}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1991 Tokyo|Hammer}}

{{Medal|Competition|Universiade}}

{{Medal|Country|{{FRG}} }}

{{Medal|Gold|1985 Kobe|Hammer}}

{{Medal|Silver|1987 Zagreb|Hammer}}

{{Medal|Silver|1989 Duisburg|Hammer}}

{{Medal|Country|{{GER}} }}

{{Medal|Bronze |1991 Sheffield|Hammer}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1994 Helsinki |Hammer}}

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Heinz Weis (born 14 July 1963) is a male former hammer thrower from Germany. He competed for West Germany until 1990.

Weis was born in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, and at club level represented TV 1863 Germania Trier. He was coached initially by Ernst Klement and later by LG Bayer Leverkusen coaches Rudolf Hars and Bernhard Rieder. He competed in four Olympic Games. His personal best throw was 83.04 metres, achieved in June 1997 in Frankfurt. This ranks him second among German hammer throwers, only behind Ralf Haber.{{cite web |url=http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf |title="Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik |trans-title="Eternal" list of the best in German athletics |website=leichtathletik.de |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704081712/http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf |archive-date=4 July 2007}}

While he was active he was 1.93 m and 125 kg. He has one daughter (Theresa).