Uwe Becker

Not to be confused with Uwe Becker (politician), the deputy mayor of Frankfurt.

Uwe Becker

Personal information
Born	(1955-12-10) 10 December 1955 Rosche, West Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
Club	VfL Wolfsburg

Uwe Becker (born 10 December 1955 in Rosche) is a German former middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 1500 metres. He won the silver medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships. In addition, he represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships.

His brother Volker was also a middle distance runner.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing West Germany
1978	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	12th (sf)	800 m	1:48.2
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, West Germany	4th	1500 m	3:39.8
1981	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	2nd	1500 m	3:43.02
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	1500 m	3:38.17
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	1500 m	3:45.09
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	13th (sf)	1500 m	3:37.28
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	6th (h)	1500 m	3:40.891
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	21st (h)	1500 m	3:43.73

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:45.9 (Cologne 1979)
• 1000 metres – 2:18.80 (Cologne 1983)
• 1500 metres – 3:34.84 (Koblenz 1983)
• One mile – 3:52.36 (Koblenz 1982)
• 3000 metres – 7:51.37 (Ingelheim 1983)

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 3:39.8 (Sindelfingen 1980)

References

• All-Athletics profile