Matthias Moder
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Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
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He finished seventh at the 1986 European Championships
1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer
The final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany was held on August 30, 1986. The qualification round was staged a deay earlier, on August 29, 1986.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...
. Moder represented the sports club SC Dynamo Berlin
SC Dynamo Berlin
The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was a training center for the Sports Club Dynamo .-Sporting spectrum:...
, and became East German champion in 1985.
His personal best throw was 80.92 metres, achieved in June 1985 in Halle, Germany
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
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