Margitta Pufe (née Ludewig, formerly known as Margitta Droese or Margitta Droese-Pufe, born 10 September 1952 in Gera, Thuringia), is a German track athlete, who from the mid-1970s to 1980 competed for the German Democratic Republic and was among the world's best shot putters and discus throwers. Her greatest achievement was winning a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow in shot put.[1]
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Birth name | Margitta Ludewig | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1952-09-10) 10 September 1952 (age 70) Gera, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Women's athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Motor Jena | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 21.58 (1978) 68.64 (1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pufe started her career with SC Motor Jena and trained under Ingrid Kleppe. While competing, Pufe was 1.80 m tall and weighed 83 kg. After her competitive career came to an end, Pufe remained active in the sport as a shot put and discus coach first for VEB Carl Zeiss Jena and currently for TuS Jena.
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