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{{Short description|Austrian-born Australian discus thrower and shot putter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name        = Werner Reiterer
| image       =
| caption     =
| nationality = Austrian/Australian
| sport       = [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
| event       = Discus throw
| club        = Ringwood AC
| birth_date  = {{Birth-date and age|27 January 1968}}
| birth_place = [[Hohenems]], [[Vorarlberg]], Austria 
| death_date  =
| death_place = 
| height      =193 cm
| weight      =112 kg
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport  | Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] }}
{{MedalCountry| {{AUS}} }}
{{MedalComp   | [[Athletics at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold   | [[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Victoria]] | [[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw|Discus throw]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|1990 Auckland]] | [[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw|Discus throw]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]] | [[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw|Discus throw]]}}
}}

'''Werner Josef Reiterer''' (born 27 January 1968) is an Austrian-born retired [[discus throw]]er and [[shot put]]ter from Australia, who represented the latter at two consecutive [[Summer Olympics]], starting in [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] ([[Seoul, South Korea]]). His best result was winning the title in the men's discus throw at the [[1994 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], Canada. Reiterer is an eight-time [[National champions discus throw (men)|national champion]] in the discus throw.

Reiterer won the British [[AAA Championships]] title at the [[1991 AAA Championships]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref> and [[1992 AAA Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref>

In his book 'Positive' he admitted to five years of performance-enhancing drug use,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Williams|first=Daniel|title=Bad news bearer|journal=Time World|date=5 March 2001|url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2056102,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109120050/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2056102,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2012}}</ref> but claimed he only used them later in his career.<ref>[https://www.danielyeow.com/2005/positive/ Positive by Werner Reiterer], book review</ref>

==Achievements==
* <small>All results concerning discus throw</small>
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{AUS}}
|-
|1985
|[[1985 Pacific Conference Games|Pacific Conference Games]]
|[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[United States]]
|6th
|50.46 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1986
|[[1986 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Edinburgh, Scotland]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|57.34 m
|-
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|58.64 m]]
|-
|1988
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|15th
|59.78 m
|-
|1990
|[[1994 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Auckland, New Zealand]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|61.56 m
|-
|1991
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|17th
|60.40 m
|-
|1992
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|10th
|60.12 m
|-
|1994
|[[1994 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Victoria, Canada]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|62.76 m
|-
|1995
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|30th
|57.60 m
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete722.htm Werner Reiterer] at Australian Athletics Historical Results

==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{AOC profile|werner-reiterer}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|werner-reiterer}}
* {{SR/Olympics|re/werner-reiterer-1}}

{{Footer Commonwealth Champions Discus Men}}
{{Footer Australia NC Discus Men}}
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Vorarlberg]]
[[Category:Austrian emigrants to Australia]]
[[Category:Australian male discus throwers]]
[[Category:Australian male shot putters]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Australia]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia]]
[[Category:Australian sportspeople in doping cases]]
[[Category:Doping cases in Australian track and field]]
[[Category:People from Hohenems]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics]]

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