Christine Spielberg

Summary

Christine "Christa" Spielberg (born 21 December 1941) is a former 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 26 May 1968, reaching 61.64 m (202 ft 2+34 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+12 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+12 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 edit

  1. ^ "Lia Manoliu – Discus throw women- Athletics". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ "European Championships Statistics – Women's DT" (PDF). Track and Field News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2011" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. p. 701. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. ^ Christine Spielberg. Sports-reference. Retrieved on 28 October 2014.
  5. ^ AAA Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 28 October 2014.
  6. ^ Christine Spielberg. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 28 October 2014.
  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte der Deutschen Leichtathletik 1898–2005.
Records
Preceded by Women's discus world record holder
26 May 1968 – 24 August 1968
Succeeded by