11 Facts About Udo Beyer

Udo Beyer was born on 9 August 1955 and is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the shot put.

Udo Beyer was a Stasi informer under the codename "Kapitan".

Udo Beyer is the oldest of the six children of heating mechanic Hans-Georg Udo Beyer and his wife Eva-Marie and was born in Stalinstadt, today Eisenhuttenstadt.

Udo Beyer was a member of the team representing the district in Frankfurt where he became a successful goalkeeper.

In 1973 Udo Beyer changed clubs as well as coaches moving to ASK Vorwarts Potsdam under Lothar Hillebrand.

For many years, Udo Beyer was captain of the East German athletics national team.

At the Summer Olympics of 1980 in Moscow, Udo was with his sister Gisela Beyer and his brother Hans-Georg Beyer.

All three reached their respective final rounds: Hans-Georg was Olympic champion with his handball team, Udo Beyer was third in the shot put and Gisela was fourth in the discus.

Since 2004 Udo Beyer is the "Chocolate Ambassador" for Germany's oldest chocolate factory, Halloren of Halle.

Udo Beyer is very active as an official representative for the "children's hospice of middle Germany" for terminally ill children and their families.

Udo Beyer's admission came in the documentary film The Lone Wolf, which was first shown in the 2013 Berlin Film Festival.