Detlev Thorith (27 September 1942 – 18 July 2019)
was an East German discus thrower. He was born in

Köslin Koszalin (; ; , ) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located south of the Baltic Sea coast, and intersected by the river Dzierżęcinka. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomera ...

. He started for the

Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the Sports associations (East Germany), sport association of the security agencies (Volkspolizei, Stasi, Ministry for State Security, fire department and customs) of former East ...

. He competed in the men's discus throw at 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 ...

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1942 births 2019 deaths East German male discus throwers Sportspeople from Koszalin Athletes from West Pomeranian Voivodeship European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for East Germany East German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-discus-bio-stub