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Volker Beck

フォルカー・ベック　/　ふぉるかー・べっく

Athletics competitor from Germany

June 30, 1956 (age 69)　・　Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany

Thuringia
athletics competitor

My Take

Volker Beck's 1980 Olympic gold in the 400 m hurdles carries an asterisk in some minds, won at a boycotted Moscow Games with Edwin Moses absent. I see it differently. A champion can only beat the field in front of him, and Beck, the East German national champion in 1980, 1981 and 1983, was a genuine force at 191 cm. His career was shaped by Cold War politics he never controlled, yet he delivered on the track when it counted. I am drawn to athletes who answer with performance rather than excuses, and that medal sits perfectly well with me.

Overview

Volker Beck (born 30 June 1956 in Nordhausen, Bezirk Erfurt) is a former East German athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics. With the best 400 m hurdler in the late 1970s and early 1980s Edwin Moses missing due to the boycott, the most likely winner of the Olympic gold was Volker Beck, the East German 400 m hurdles champion in 1980, 1981 and 1983.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Volker Beck
Name (Japanese): フォルカー・ベック
Reading: ふぉるかー・べっく
Born: June 30, 1956 (age 69)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Monkey
Origin: Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 191 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%20(%E9%99%B8%E4%B8%8A%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)

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