Uwe Becker (born 10 December 1955 in

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) is a German former middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. He won the silver medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships. In addition, he represented West Germany at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

as well as two World Championships. His brother Volker was also a middle distance runner.

International competitions

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor * 800 metres – 1:45.9 (Cologne 1979) *

1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

– 2:18.80 (Cologne 1983) *

– 3:34.84 (Koblenz 1983) *

One mile The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to ...

– 3:52.36 (Koblenz 1982) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 7:51.37 (Ingelheim 1983) Indoor *

– 3:39.8 (Sindelfingen 1980)

References

All-Athletics profile
1955 births Living people West German male middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany People from Uelzen (district) Athletes from Lower Saxony West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub