Barbara Petzold (later Beyer, born 8 August 1955) is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 × 5 km relay, and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1]
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Born | (1955-08-08) 8 August 1955 (age 67) Hammerunterwiesenthal, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Petzold also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning three silvers (1974: 10 km, 4 × 5 km relay; 1978: 4 × 5 km relay) and one bronze (1982: 4 × 5 km relay).[2] She is sometimes listed as Barbara Petzold-Beyer in results lists.
She was a member of the East German legislature or Volkskammer.[citation needed]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1976 | 20 | 11 | 7 | Bronze |
1980 | 24 | 4 | Gold | Gold |
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1974 | 18 | 4 | Silver | — | Silver |
1978 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 9 | Silver |
1982 | 26 | — | — | — | Bronze |
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