Alwin Josef Wagner (born 11 August 1950 in

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) is a

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discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...

er and weight lifter, who was affiliated with ''University Sportclub Mainz'' (

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). He finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In Germany he is also well known for winning five national championships in a row in the years 1981-1985. His personal best throw was 67.80 metres, achieved in July 1987 in

. This result ranks him sixth among German discus throwers, behind Jürgen Schult, Lars Riedel,

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Armin Lemme Armin Lemme (28 October 1955 – 1 August 2021) was a track and field athlete from East Germany who competed in the men's discus throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (68.50 metres) in 1982. Lemme was born in Packebusc ...

and

Hein-Direck Neu Hein-Direck Neu (13 February 1944 in Bad Kreuznach died 14 April 2017 in Wiesbaden) was a German discus thrower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * Jan ...

. While competing, he was 1.96 meters tall and weighed 130 kg.Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc

International competitions

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* 1950 births Living people German male discus throwers West German male discus throwers Olympic athletes of West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for West Germany Sportspeople from Kassel (region) People from Schwalm-Eder-Kreis {{West Germany-athletics-bio-stub