Roland Steuk (born 5 March 1959 in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

) is a retired

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

er. At the

1977 European Athletics Junior Championships The 1977 European Athletics Junior Championships was the fourth edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Ук ...

he won the hammer throw and took a silver medal in

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. On the senior level he won the silver medal at the

1978 European Athletics Championships The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in the Stadion Evžena Rošického in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic). Contemporaneous reports on the event were given i ...

, finished fourth at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, seventh at the

1982 European Athletics Championships The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Compl ...

and twelfth at the 1983 World Championships. Representing the sports team TSC Berlin, he became East German champion six years in a row in the years 1978-1983.East German championships - men's hammer throw
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International competitions

References

* 1959 births Living people Athletes from Berlin German male hammer throwers East German male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for East Germany European Athletics Championships medalists {{Germany-hammer-bio-stub