Detlef Thorith

{{Short description|East German discus thrower (1942–2019)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Detlef Thorith

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| fullname =

| birth_date = 27 September 1942

| birth_place = Köslin, Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|7|18|1942|9|27|df=yes}}

| death_place =

| height = 1.90 m

| weight = 105 kg

| country = {{GDR}}

| sport = athletics

| event = Discus throw

| club = SC Dynamo Berlin

| pb = 64.82 m (1972)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's athletics }}

{{MedalCountry | {{GDR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1966 Budapest | Discus throw}}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Detlev Thorith (27 September 1942 – 18 July 2019)[https://www.leichtathletik-berlin.de/verbandsinformationen-reader/detlef-thorith-verstorben.html Detlef Thorith's obituary] {{in lang|de}} was an East German discus thrower. He was born in Köslin. He started for the Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.[http://www.leichtathletik-berlin.de/ Startseite | Berliner Leichtathletik-Verband e.V]{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130226033153/http://athletix.org/?p=1336 Budapest 66, Men's Results]}} He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/detlef-thorith-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022548/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/detlef-thorith-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Detlef Thorith Olympic Results |accessdate=13 January 2018}}