Christine Spielberg

Christine ("Christa") Spielberg (born 21 December 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 26 May 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

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 October 1, 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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.