Alwin Josef Wagner (born 11 August 1950 in

Melsungen Melsungen () is a small climatic spa town in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany. In 1987, the town hosted the 27th ''Hessentag'' state festival. Geography Melsungen lies on the river Fulda in the North Hesse Highlands. The strea ...

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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 sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

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

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). He finished sixth at the

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. 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,

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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, Bad Kreuznach – 14 April 2017, Wiesbaden) was a German discus thrower. In his early international career, Neu prominently won the silver medals at both the 1967 Summer Universiade and the 1970 Summer Universiad ...

. 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 for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for West Germany Sportspeople from Kassel (region) Athletes from Hesse People from Schwalm-Eder-Kreis West German Athletics Championships winners {{West Germany-athletics-bio-stub