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{{short description|East German shot putter}}
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| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0211-024, Ulf Timmermann.jpg
| caption = Timmermann in 1989
| fullname = Ulf Béla Timmermann
| nationality =
| years_active = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|11|01}}<ref name="sports-reference"/>
| birth_place = [[East Berlin]], [[East Germany]]<ref name="sports-reference"/>
| country = {{ubl|East Germany (1981–1990)|Germany (1991–1992)}}
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| weight = 118&nbsp;kg<ref name="sports-reference"/>
| turnedpro =
| retired =
| sport = Athletics (track and field)
| event = Shot put
| pb = 23.06 m [[Image:Sport records icon ER.svg|20px]] (1988)
| club = [[Berliner TSC]]<br />[[OSC Berlin]]
| coach = [[Werner Goldmann]]
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| show-medals = yes
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{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{GDR}} }}
{{Medal|Olympics}}
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{{Medal|Gold|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|1983 Helsinki]] | [[1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1987 Indianapolis]]|Shot put}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1989 Budapest]]|Shot put}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1990 European Athletics Championships|1990 Split]] |[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1986 European Athletics Championships|1986 Stuttgart]] |[[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|Shot Put]]}}
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'''Ulf Béla Timmermann''' ({{IPA|de|ʊlf ˈtɪmɐˌman}}, {{Audio|De-Ulf Timmermann.ogg|audio}}; born 1 November 1962 in [[East Berlin]]) is a retired German [[shot put]]ter who broke the [[world record]] several times during the 1980s, and is the first and one of only four people to ever throw over 23 metres (along with [[Randy Barnes]], [[Joe Kovacs]] and [[Ryan Crouser]]).

Timmermann was born in [[Berlin]] to an athletic family and took up shot put at 13. He broke his first world record in 1985 with a throw of 22.62 meters. On 22 May 1988 he became the first person to throw over 23 meters with a throw of 23.06 meters at [[Chania]], [[Greece]].

He won gold for [[East Germany]] at the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], ahead of [[Randy Barnes]] of the U.S. The fourth place throw at this competition would have won every previous Olympics in the shot put. At the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympics]], he represented Germany, but finished a disappointing fifth. He left competition afterwards.

Timmermann is the farthest thrower of all time in the shot put using the glide technique. He also passed 22 metres in 16 different competitions. His coach was [[Werner Goldmann]] who is currently coaching shot put and discus throw in Berlin.

== See also ==
*[[List of people from Berlin]]

==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040112190548/http://www.mdr.de/riverboat/762452.html Article on Ulf Timmermann] {{in lang|de}}

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{{succession box|before=[[Udo Beyer]]|title=[[World record progression shot put men|Men's Shot Put World Record Holder]]|years=22 September 1985 – 20 August 1986 |after=[[Udo Beyer]]}}
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| before = [[Kristina Richter]]
| title = [[List of flag bearers for East Germany at the Olympics|Flagbearer]] for {{GDR}}
| years = [[1988 Summer Olympics|Seoul 1988]]
| after = ''None''
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