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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.

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Volker Beck

Volker Beck at a 400m hurdles race in 1981
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
	1980 Moscow	400 m hurdles
	1980 Moscow	4 × 400 m relay
IAAF World Cup
	1977 Düsseldorf	400 m
	1977 Düsseldorf	400 m hurdles
	1981 Rome	400 m hurdles

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.

In Moscow, Beck won the 400 m hurdles in 48,70 s, beating second-placed Vasyl Arkhypenko from Soviet Union by 0.16 seconds, although it was the slowest Olympic final since 1964. Beck won his second Olympic medal in 4 × 400 m relay, when he was beaten to a second place by Soviet anchor Viktor Markin.

After his athletics career, Beck started to work as a coach, among other things he was a coach of German National Team.

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На других языках

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- [en] Volker Beck (athlete)

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[fr] Volker Beck (athlétisme)

Volker Beck, né le 30 juin 1956 à Nordhausen (Thuringe), est un athlète est-allemand. Il a remporté le titre olympique sur 400 m haies aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1980.

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[it] Volker Beck (atleta)

Volker Beck (Nordhausen, 30 giugno 1956) è un ex ostacolista e velocista tedesco, campione olimpico dei 400 metri ostacoli ai Giochi di Mosca 1980.

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[ru] Бек, Фолькер (спортсмен)

Фо́лькер Бек (нем. Volker Beck; род. 30 июля 1956, Нордхаузен, округ Эрфурт, ГДР) — восточногерманский легкоатлет, чемпион и серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр.

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