Jochen Sachse (born 2 October 1948 in Frankenberg, Saxony) is an

East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...

former

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete who competed mainly in the

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

. He competed for East Germany in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

held in

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, Germany in the hammer throw where he won the silver medal.

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* * * * * 1948 births Living people People from Frankenberg, Saxony German male hammer throwers East German male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for East Germany Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade Athletes from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt East German Athletics Championships winners SC Karl-Marx-Stadt athletes {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub