Detlef Michel

Detlef Michel is a German track and field athlete. He represented East Germany during the 1980s and was one of the world's best in the javelin throw. His most important result came when he won the World Championship title in Helsinki 1983 with a throw of 89.48 meters in adverse conditions (rain), beating world record holder Tom Petranoff of the USA by a comfortable margin. In fact, Michel threw the four longest throws of the final.