Wolfgang Schmidt (athlete)
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Wolfgang Schmidt (athlete)
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Wolfgang Schmidt is a German former track and field athlete who competed for East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the discus throw. A former world record holder, he also won several medals at the European Athletics Championships. Schmidt made headlines in 1982 due to his failed attempt to escape from East Germany. He later competed for the Federal Republic of Germany and won third place in the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Born in Berlin, he competed for
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East German discus thrower (born 1954)
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2024-01-12T10:09:54Z
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