Overview

• Harro Schwuchow died at age 65 after a long illness, the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband announced.
• He coached Thomas Röhler to javelin gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2018 European Championships and led Maurice Voigt to a U20 World Championship bronze.
• Olympic champion Röhler expressed his grief on social media, writing “Danke für alles, Coach. Das Leben ist nicht fair, selbst für die Besten und Freundlichsten.”
• DLV chairman Idriss Gonschinska praised Schwuchow’s technical expertise and innovative coaching methods while extending condolences to his family.
• Heinz-Wolfgang Lahmann recalled him as an optimist who inspired young throwers, and his death follows the recent loss of another athletics figure’s father that has deepened the community’s sense of loss.