page_title: Wolfgang Schmidt
hierarchical_section_title: Wolfgang Schmidt
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. IAAF-Worldcup, Wolfgang Schmidt im Wettkampf ADN-ZB/Mittelstädt/1.6.78 [Herausgabedatum] Berlin: Europarekord durch Wolfgang Schmidt. Schon zu einem frühen Termin am Saisonbeginn lassen die DDR-Leichtathleten aufhorchen. Nach dem 200-m-Weltrekord und den DDR-Rekorden vom 28.5. sorgte Wolfgang Schmidt (SC Dynamo) bei einem Abendsportfest am 31.5. für eine weitere Bestmarke. Er schleuderte den Diskus auf 68,92m und verbesserte damit seinen Europarekord um 32cm. (Foto von einem früheren Wettkampf) Abgebildete Personen: Schmidt, Wolfgang: Leichtathlet, Diskuswerfer, Olympiateilnehmer 1976, DDR
context_page_description: Wolfgang Schmidt is a former German 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 the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung Dynamo.
context_section_description: Wolfgang Schmidt (born 16 January 1954) is a former German 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 the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.
caption: Wolfgang Schmidt at the 1977 IAAF World Cup Final in Düsseldorf
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