300px, Detlef Gerstenberg on 20 May 1984 in Karl-Marx-Stadt
Detlef Gerstenberg (5 March 1957 – 24 January 1993) was a
hammer thrower from
East Germany, who competed 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 ...
for his native country. Born in
Eisenhüttenstadt,
Brandenburg he died of
cirrhosis aged 35 in
Berlin.
International competitions
References
sports-reference
1957 births
1993 deaths
Sportspeople from Eisenhüttenstadt
People from Bezirk Frankfurt
German male hammer throwers
East German male hammer throwers
Olympic athletes of East Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Deaths from cirrhosis
Alcohol-related deaths in Germany
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