Detlef Michel
![Detlef Michel at the East German Championship in 1986](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1986-0629-013%2C_Detlef_Michel.jpg)
He competed in the Olympic Games twice, in 1980 and 1988, but went out in the qualifying round both times. He was unable to compete in 1984 due to his country's boycott of the games in Los Angeles and retired from professional sports in 1990.
Michel represented the Berlin sport club and trained with Peter Börner. During his career he was 1.84 meters tall and weighed 93 kilograms.
Michel's personal best under the old (pre-1986) javelin design specifications of 96.72 meters, thrown in Berlin on June 8, 1983, was for a while tied with Ferenc Paragi for second best in the world, behind only Petranoff's world record; it was later also exceeded by Uwe Hohn. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 1989