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Gunhild Hoffmeister (born 6 July 1944) is a retired East German middle-distance runner. She competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won two silver and one bronze medal, becoming the only German distance runner to win three Olympic medals. Together with Hans Grodotzki she is the only German runner to win two medals at the same Olympics. Her personal best time in 1500 metres was 4:01.4, achieved in July 1976 in Potsdam. This places her ninth on the German all-time list.[2]

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Gunhild Hoffmeister

Hoffmeister at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1944-07-06) 6 July 1944 (age 78) Forst, Germany
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
Club	SC Cottbus
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m – 1:58.61 (1976) 1500 m – 4:01.4 (1976)[1]
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich 1500 m 1972 Munich 800 m 1976 Montreal 1500 m European Championships 1971 Helsinki 1500 m 1974 Rome 1500 m 1974 Rome 800 m European Indoor Championships 1972 Grenoble 800 m 1974 Gothenburg 800 m

At the European Championships Hoffmeister won five medals between 1971 and 1974: three outdoors and two indoors. She also won the European Cup in 1973 and placed second in 1970. Domestically she collected 15 outdoor and two indoor East German titles. She set three world records: in the 1000 m in 1972 and in the 4×800 m relay in 1969 and 1976.[3]

Hoffmeister was a sports teacher by training and after retiring from competitions became deputy chief of the Children and Youth School in Cottbus. She was also active in politics and was a member of East German Parliament in 1971–76. Until the German reunification in 1990 she served as a board member of the East German Sports Federation, and after that worked as a sports rehabilitation therapist in Berlin. Her daughter Kerstin also became a competitive runner.[3]

References

External links

• Gunhild Hoffmeister at World Athletics
• Gunhild Hoffmeister at the International Olympic Committee
• Gunhild Hoffmeister at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Gunhild Hoffmeister

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[fr] Gunhild Hoffmeister

Gunhild Hoffmeister, née le 6 juillet 1944[1] à Forst, Brandebourg, est une athlète est-allemande, spécialiste des courses de demi-fond. Elle a remporté trois médailles olympiques.

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[it] Gunhild Hoffmeister

Gunhild Hoffmeister (Forst, 6 luglio 1944) è una politica ed ex mezzofondista tedesca orientale, l'unica atleta tedesca ad aver vinto tre medaglie olimpiche nel mezzofondo.

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