Udo Gelhausen
{{Short description|German shot putter (born 1956)}}
Udo Gelhausen (born 5 July 1956) is a retired West German shot putter.
Biography
He finished seventh at the 1982 European Indoor Championships,[http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1982/m82_12.html 1982 European Indoor Championships results, men's shot put final] - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite seventh at the 1986 European Indoor Championships,[http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1986/m86_23.html 1986 European Indoor Championships results, men's shot put final] - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite eighth at the 1986 European Championships,{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1986/Men_Shot_Put.html|title=Men Shot Put European Championships 1986 Stuttgart (GER)|publisher=Todor Krastev|access-date=20 March 2010}} and seventh at the 1987 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final.{{World Athletics}}
Gelhausen represented the sports club LG Bayer Leverkusen, and became West German champion in 1982.[http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/103.html West German championships, shot put men] He became West German indoor champion in 1984, 1985 and 1987. His main rival was Karsten Stolz.[http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/27.html West German indoor championships, shot put men]
His personal best throw was 20.74 metres, achieved in August 1987 in Bonn.[http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m27.htm World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)]
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