Alwin Josef Wagner is a West German

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 discus throw

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

er, who was affiliated with Union Sportclub Mainz.

He finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

. In Germany he is also well known for winning five national championships

National champions discus throw (men)

Below a list of all national champions in the Men's Discus Throw event in track and field from several countries since 1980.- Australia:*1980: Phil Nettle*1981: Phil Nettle*1982: Vlad Slavnic*1983: Paul Nandapi*1984: Paul Nandapi...

 in a row in the years 1981-1985. He represented the sports team USC Mainz.

His personal best throw was 67.80 metres, achieved in July 1987 in Melsungen

Melsungen

Melsungen is a small climatic spa in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Melsungen lies on the river Fulda in the North Hesse Highland. The brooks Pfieffe and Kehrenbach flow into the Fulda here...

. This result ranks him sixth among German discus throwers, behind Jürgen Schult

Jürgen Schult

Jürgen Schult is a former German track and field athlete and the current world record holder in the discus throw since 1986, currently the longest standing record in men's track and field...

, Lars Riedel

Lars Riedel

Lars Riedel a former German discus thrower. Riedel has the sixth longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50m....

, Wolfgang Schmidt

Wolfgang Schmidt

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 Championships in Athletics. Schmidt made headlines in 1982...

, Armin Lemme

Armin Lemme

Armin Lemme is a former track and field athlete from East Germany who competed in the men's discus throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best in 1982.-Achievements:...

 and Hein-Direck Neu.

Achievements

Representing
1980	Olympic Boycott Games Olympic Boycott Games The Liberty Bell Classic was an event held at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1980 by 29 of the boycotting countries of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics as an alternative to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...	Philadelphia, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	3rd	59.48 m
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	10th	58.10 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	6th	64.72 m
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	9th	62.76 m