Christine Spielberg

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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 2​3⁄4 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 7​1⁄2 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 2​1⁄2 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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  4. ↑ Christine Spielberg. Sports-reference. Retrieved on 2014-10-28.
  5. ↑ AAA Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-28.
  6. ↑ Christine Spielberg. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2014-10-28.
  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte der Deutschen Leichtathletik 1898-2005.
Records
Preceded by Women's discus world record holder
May 26, 1968 – August 24, 1968		 Succeeded by
Liesel Westermann


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