Michael Wessing
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Michael Thomas Maria Wessing (born 29 August 1952 in Recklinghausen) is a retired West German javelin thrower.
He finished fourteenth at the 1974 European Championships, won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships and finished ninth at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Representing the sports team TV Wattenscheid, he became West German champion six years in a row in the years 1975-1980.[1]
His personal best throw was 94.22 metres (with the old javelin type), achieved in August 1978 in Oslo. In Germany only Uwe Hohn and Detlef Michel, both from East Germany, had longer throws.[2]
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
- ^ German championships - men's javelin throw
- ^ http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf
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