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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]

Gunhild Hoffmeister
Hoffmeister at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1944-07-06) 6 July 1944 (age 78)
Forst, Germany
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
ClubSC 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 Munich1500 m
1972 Munich800 m
1976 Montreal1500 m
European Championships
1971 Helsinki1500 m
1974 Rome1500 m
1974 Rome800 m
European Indoor Championships
1972 Grenoble800 m
1974 Gothenburg800 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


  1. Gunhild Hoffmeister. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gunhild Hoffmeister". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.




На других языках


- [en] Gunhild Hoffmeister

[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.

[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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