European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Whirls into a mighty discus sendoff during training in 6r Mike my Lave a conflict when then never was conflict be and i dont know where truce Jenner would to today 1 Abc haunt programmed him to be one of die super liars of the olympic it exactly an incur Nally Cusing was a lot of Claptrap if Wilkins in witling in speak he is also Willine to go All he does go with an Effort and result that it unequalled by my other nobody in inc world has thrown the discus Ai far us he he won it the olympics with a record throw of 221 i and in san on May Day of be Tor a worm record 21 6 he says hut along with his winning the Pacific t shot put Hampton shop while a senior in College arc the two High wants in his athletic several weeks ago to wan he German National championships Wilkins has trained in Germany for a big part of Iho year since 1974 and when he competes in Europe he rep resents either the Forth sports lao or the club in he was graduated from the University of Oregon in 1973 and except for teaching social audits and coaching one year at South Eugene High school in he been pure Mug a career a discus he came by his focus on the discus because of injury in in High school in and and during his first year of he threw the shot javelin end but at the beginning of his sapho Moru year he injured his Arm throwing the javelin mid turned to the the javelin injury didst hamper his discus throwing and hts credits his coach at the University of Frank with teaching him Moat of the Basic knowl Edge he Hai about throwing the during the olym Pic trials he threw the discus Tot Over 224 farther ulan he threw for his Goldmedal his Best throw in Ger Wilkins spends three to five hours a Day that includes work with weight machines and throw ing he also spends a Good Deal of time on the mental is Montreal olympics i won it for 1977 wind is a big Factor in ditch As might be but it is the head wind that the discus thrower not the tall its just an says Wilons and it As much a 10 feet o when Willret made his world record throw at san he had a favouring wind that was blowing Lawarda him from about 15 to the perfect for a right handed us like an aircraft if you Are a right handed the Way the discus it has a tendency to turn with he right Edge coming up As it goes the wind gets under and tends to lift Wilkins has an apartment at near and he spends a Good Deal of time at the Home of neighbor Christian a German track and Field la wus Wehrmann who redesigned the discus so that most of us weight is distributed evenly around its Metal of Wilkins says we have exchanged a fat of weve both Learned from each he Doest coach me specifically in the we just talk about sport in general and training ideas and so it a been a Good sex we Liui urn Europe because be can compete More often than i the there an Tome excellent Morowen la among them Wolf gang Schmidt of bad who wan the Silver medal in Markka turf co of and Knul Hjelt aet of we kilns two most serious challengers in the Stales Are John olympic drome medal and Ken Stadel you can also pick up a Tat of new training ideas he europeans tend to approach the sport a Little Mote a Little More the Overall atmosphere it when in Here 1 fee like in doing something that something that 1 dont feel like in pasting the time until i get a serious Job or something like and it seems like theres a different attitude that the society and the people have in general toward devoting your life to its More that very important for my the thought Lime at limes is than the actual physical about my want to do what i want to my iral Nins program the next two in tile next big Competition right in starting to build a positive attitude fur the world cup sefa2ii when you gel up to the level of world cup Competition or the in most cases its 90 per Wal Meinl person who is most mentally usually wins if everything else is Wilkins Wai quoted As saying at the olympics that he want after the world record but the Mac wll Kira record he explains i know i can improve on the record i have now and i would think i could throw 240fixt and perhaps it depends on the but i think in capable of but t dont put limits an myself and say my goal is 240 id rather keep it a Linle Inore Abirad because i think it might be farther than according to Wilkins is capable of throwing 250 this was determined after his throwing procedure was Analysed by a computer a couple of years ago by Gideon a Pioneer in biomechanical analysis arid found that one part of walk los spin was m per cent faster than other top discus throwers and that with a perfectly timed summation of his he could throw that at the time Wilkins was throwing under 220 but by following Aries advice Law sow Brake the world Many Fittl United Sari will continue to be Dlud Vanvugt Faeo competing who Oist Coon Riei in the Fattore be Cwine of their  sports and wll kilns thinks there i Good cause for they approach their sports with the same fallout Alti tude thai we do our space program its that the East germans Start screening their kids at age s for every sort of Endeavor in United Stales approached it that the olympic games would be a we would clean Wilkins subsists expense Money he gets from the Neua ubing club and from another sport club he belongs to Back in Long he also has a Small sport Iii goods importing business in san he says we controversy Over the use of anabolic Ster oids by Al Eletes is blown completely out of some help the athlete to become bigger and stronger and recover from hard training More Quick he says he Doest use he Calls steroids a Good sensational Type Wilkins wont Bow Long pursue the Mac record Lor f my Mou vation will be the thing that determines just Bow Long i not necessarily my physical being or t will continue As Long a its enjoyable and Satis Haven t set any time As for the 1980 i thinly ill be in starting to get some feeling for i but right now in 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