Reinhold Soyka is a retired 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....

 middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

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At the 1973 European Indoor Championships

1973 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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 he won a silver medal in the 4 x 720 metres relay, together with Josef Schmid

Josef Schmid

Josef Schmid is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.He won a gold medal in 4 x 720 metres relay at the 1973 European Indoor Championships with teammates Reinhold Soyka, Thomas Wessinghage und Paul-Heinz Wellmann and the silver medal in 800 m at the 1976...

, Thomas Wessinghage

Thomas Wessinghage

Thomas Wessinghage was a German middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcroft. Because he was already thirty at the time, and had been an international-level runner for a decade, this victory...

 and Paul-Heinz Wellmann

Paul-Heinz Wellmann

Paul-Heinz Wellmann was a West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.As a teenager he won the silver medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships...

. He finished sixth in the individual distance at the 1975 European Indoor Championships

1975 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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In domestic competitions, he represented the sports club LC Bonn. He became West German indoor champion in 1975.