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unusual facts about 1982 European Championships in Athletics



Beverley Goddard

In 1982, now competing as Beverley Callender, she reached the 200 metres finals at both the European Championships in Athens and the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, finishing fifth (22.91 secs) and sixth (22.92 secs) respectively.

Hans-Peter Ferner

Hans-Peter Ferner (born June 6, 1956, Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria) is a (West) German former middle distance runner who won the gold medal over 800 m at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics in Athens where he unexpectedly defeated world-record holder Sebastian Coe.

Thomas Wessinghage

Thomas Wessinghage (born February 22, 1952 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) 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.


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