Christine Spielberg
Christine ("Christa") Spielberg (born December 21, 1941 in Niederlungwitz, Sachsen) is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the women's discus throw.[1]
She claimed the gold medal at the 1966 European Championships,[2] and set the world record on May 26, 1968, reaching 61.64 m (202 ft 23⁄4 in) in Regis-Breitingen.[3]
She represented 1968 Summer Olympics and placed seventh in the final.[4] She also placed second to compatriot Karin Illgen at the AAA Championships.[5] She had the second-best throw of her career in the 1970 season, throwing 61.46 m (201 ft 71⁄2 in) which ranked her fifth in the world that year. In the last major outing, she finished eighth at the 1971 European Athletics Championships. Her season's best of 60.72 m (199 ft 21⁄2 in) that year made her the seventh best thrower for the season and was the final time she ranked in the top ten globally.[6]
References
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- ↑ Christine Spielberg. Sports-reference. Retrieved on 2014-10-28.
- ↑ AAA Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-28.
- ↑ Christine Spielberg. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2014-10-28.
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte der Deutschen Leichtathletik 1898-2005.
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Preceded by | Women's discus world record holder May 26, 1968 – August 24, 1968 |
Succeeded by Liesel Westermann |
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- Female discus throwers
- East German discus throwers
- East German sportswomen
- Olympic athletes of East Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- People from Zwickau (district)
- Sportspeople from Saxony
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- German athletics biography stubs