Olaf Beyer
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Olaf Beyer (born August 4, 1957 in Grimma) was an East German 800 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1978 European Championships in Prague. In that race he beat the future world-record holder Sebastian Coe and the future Olympic Champion Steve Ovett both from the UK. Beyer's time of 1:43.84 made him temporarily the fourth-fastest 800m runner of all time.
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Preceded by Alberto Juantorena |
Men's 800 metres Best Year Performance 1978 |
Succeeded by Sebastian Coe |
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